Ave Maria vs Pelican Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Ave Maria and Pelican Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Ave Maria and Pelican Bay are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ave Maria has the higher population (6,826 vs 6,575 in Pelican Bay). Pelican Bay has the higher median household income ($159,187 vs $95,179 in Ave Maria). Pelican Bay has the higher median home value ($1,206,200 vs $405,600 in Ave Maria).

Population, income & housing

	Ave Maria	Pelican Bay
Population	6,826	6,575
Median age	39.2 yrs	73.8 yrs
Median household income	$95,179	$159,187
Median home value	$405,600	$1,206,200
Median gross rent	$2,552	—
Housing units	2,580	6,810
Homeownership rate	84.7%	94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.4%	74.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ave Maria	Pelican Bay
Population	4,110 → 6,826 (+66.1%)	6,140 → 6,575 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$69,421 → $95,179 (+37.1%)	$141,856 → $159,187 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$341,100 → $405,600 (+18.9%)	$983,600 → $1,206,200 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,994 → $2,552 (+28.0%)	$1,479 → $3,012 (+103.7%)

Ave Maria

Population

4,1106,826

Median household income

$69,421$95,179

Median home value

$341,100$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,994$2,552

Pelican Bay

Population

6,1406,575

Median household income

$141,856$159,187

Median home value

$983,600$1,206,200

Median gross rent

$1,479$3,012

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ave Maria	Pelican Bay
Under 5	2.0%	0.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	1.7%
18 to 24	20.7%	1.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	0.7%
35 to 44	8.3%	1.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	1.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.7%	30.4%
75 and over	9.6%	45.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ave Maria	Pelican Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	93.7%
Black or African American	6.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	6.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ave Maria	Pelican Bay
No high school diploma	7.3%	1.6%
High school graduate	22.7%	6.7%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	38.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	35.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ave Maria	Pelican Bay
Drove alone	55.7%	41.7%
Carpooled	4.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.3%	3.2%
Worked from home	23.2%	49.2%
Other means	7.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ave Maria	Pelican Bay
1-unit, detached	85.3%	13.8%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	22.3%
20 or more units	2.6%	48.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Ave Maria	Pelican Bay
Poverty rate	12.4%	6.2%
Average household size	2.81	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	38	18
Median year structure built	2015	1993