
Florida · Census place 60785
River Park, FL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of River Park, Florida (River Park, FL — Census place “River Park CDP”) is 6,415 residents, ranking #425 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $57,370, the median home is worth $196,500 and median gross rent runs $1,580 a month. Looking for the River Park Florida ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve River Park, FL: 34952, 34983.
- Population
- 6,415River Park CDP residents
- Median household income
- $57,370Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $196,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,580Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.8%Owner-occupied households
River Park ZIP codes (Florida)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps River Park.
The River Park FL ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in River Park CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the River Park CDP median would spend about 33% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10% of residents and 72.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
River Park CDP, FL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
River Park CDP is a mid-size town in Florida, with 6,415 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #425 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 55% of them. The median age here is 47.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in River Park CDP earn a median of $57,370 a year, 27% below the national figure of $78,538 and 16% below the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in River Park CDP is valued at $196,500, 35.2% below the national figure and 36% below the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,580 a month, 12.4% above the national figure, or roughly $18,960 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 33% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is a stretch on median earnings. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 72.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
River Park CDP is the unusual combination of expensive to rent and cheap to buy: rent takes 33% of median income while homes cost only 3.4× it. Where that pattern shows up, the gap is normally down to down-payment and credit barriers rather than price.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of River Park CDP?
- River Park CDP has 6,415 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #425 of 955 in Florida.
- What is the median household income in River Park CDP?
- Median household income in River Park CDP is $57,370 a year, 27% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in River Park CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,580 a month and the median home value is $196,500, so rent absorbs about 33% of median household income.
- Is River Park CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so River Park CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 33% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this River Park CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.