River Park vs St. Lucie Village

A side-by-side comparison of River Park and St. Lucie Village: population, income, housing, and more.

River Park and St. Lucie Village are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

River Park has the higher population (6,415 vs 818 in St. Lucie Village). St. Lucie Village has the higher median household income ($88,095 vs $57,370 in River Park). St. Lucie Village has the higher median home value ($444,300 vs $196,500 in River Park).

Population, income & housing

	River Park	St. Lucie Village
Population	6,415	818
Median age	47.4 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,370	$88,095
Median home value	$196,500	$444,300
Median gross rent	$1,580	$1,307
Housing units	2,906	368
Homeownership rate	72.8%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	River Park	St. Lucie Village
Population	7,071 → 6,415 (-9.3%)	802 → 818 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$39,573 → $57,370 (+45.0%)	$60,809 → $88,095 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$115,300 → $196,500 (+70.4%)	$350,000 → $444,300 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,580 (+37.4%)	$865 → $1,307 (+51.1%)

River Park

Population

7,0716,415

Median household income

$39,573$57,370

Median home value

$115,300$196,500

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,580

St. Lucie Village

Population

802818

Median household income

$60,809$88,095

Median home value

$350,000$444,300

Median gross rent

$865$1,307

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	River Park	St. Lucie Village
Under 5	3.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.0%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.3%
25 to 34	16.6%	7.3%
35 to 44	6.9%	8.2%
45 to 54	14.1%	10.0%
55 to 64	17.5%	23.8%
65 to 74	13.6%	15.8%
75 and over	8.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	River Park	St. Lucie Village
White (non-Hispanic)	46.6%	80.7%
Black or African American	11.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino	30.9%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	River Park	St. Lucie Village
No high school diploma	15.6%	5.6%
High school graduate	35.8%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	River Park	St. Lucie Village
Drove alone	81.8%	89.8%
Carpooled	7.8%	2.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	7.5%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	River Park	St. Lucie Village
1-unit, detached	69.5%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	1.1%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.6%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	River Park	St. Lucie Village
Poverty rate	10.0%	8.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1974	1978