
Florida · Census place 49750
North River Shores, FL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of North River Shores, Florida (North River Shores, FL — Census place “North River Shores CDP”) is 3,655 residents, ranking #551 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $73,635, the median home is worth $314,100 and median gross rent runs $1,455 a month. Looking for the North River Shores Florida ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve North River Shores, FL: 34994.
- Population
- 3,655North River Shores CDP residents
- Median household income
- $73,635Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $314,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,455Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.4%Owner-occupied households
North River Shores ZIP codes (Florida)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North River Shores.
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What the numbers mean in North River Shores CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the North River Shores CDP median would spend about 23.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.6% of residents and 81.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
North River Shores CDP, FL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
North River Shores CDP is a small town in Florida, with 3,655 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #551 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 42% of them. The median age here is 50.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in North River Shores CDP earn a median of $73,635 a year, 6.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% above the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 11.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in North River Shores CDP is valued at $314,100, 3.5% above the national figure and 3% above the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,455 a month, 3.5% above the national figure, or roughly $17,460 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 81.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 50.5 puts North River Shores CDP well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Florida.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of North River Shores CDP?
- North River Shores CDP has 3,655 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #551 of 955 in Florida.
- What is the median household income in North River Shores CDP?
- Median household income in North River Shores CDP is $73,635 a year, 6.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in North River Shores CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,455 a month and the median home value is $314,100, so rent absorbs about 23.7% of median household income.
- Is North River Shores CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North River Shores CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this North River Shores CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.