Fellsmere vs South Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Fellsmere and South Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Fellsmere and South Beach are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fellsmere has the higher population (4,902 vs 3,081 in South Beach). South Beach has the higher median household income ($188,095 vs $47,335 in Fellsmere). South Beach has the higher median home value ($860,000 vs $123,400 in Fellsmere).

Population, income & housing

	Fellsmere	South Beach
Population	4,902	3,081
Median age	30.7 yrs	69.7 yrs
Median household income	$47,335	$188,095
Median home value	$123,400	$860,000
Median gross rent	$1,079	$3,501
Housing units	1,246	2,226
Homeownership rate	68.4%	98.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	65.1%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fellsmere	South Beach
Population	5,625 → 4,902 (-12.9%)	3,429 → 3,081 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$27,190 → $47,335 (+74.1%)	$134,917 → $188,095 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$108,500 → $123,400 (+13.7%)	$699,200 → $860,000 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $1,079 (+44.1%)	—

Fellsmere

Population

5,6254,902

Median household income

$27,190$47,335

Median home value

$108,500$123,400

Median gross rent

$749$1,079

South Beach

Population

3,4293,081

Median household income

$134,917$188,095

Median home value

$699,200$860,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fellsmere	South Beach
Under 5	9.5%	0.6%
5 to 17	19.7%	6.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	0.1%
25 to 34	18.6%	0.6%
35 to 44	19.3%	3.9%
45 to 54	9.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	10.0%	15.9%
65 to 74	3.3%	31.5%
75 and over	3.1%	28.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fellsmere	South Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	12.2%	95.8%
Black or African American	9.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	77.9%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fellsmere	South Beach
No high school diploma	30.1%	1.5%
High school graduate	33.2%	14.0%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	38.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fellsmere	South Beach
Drove alone	70.7%	55.5%
Carpooled	13.0%	0.9%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	42.8%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fellsmere	South Beach
1-unit, detached	50.0%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	21.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	38.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fellsmere	South Beach
Poverty rate	21.5%	5.4%
Average household size	4.30	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1988	1985