Fellsmere vs West Vero Corridor

A side-by-side comparison of Fellsmere and West Vero Corridor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Vero Corridor has the higher population (10,802 vs 4,902 in Fellsmere). West Vero Corridor has the higher median household income ($59,162 vs $47,335 in Fellsmere). West Vero Corridor has the higher median home value ($186,700 vs $123,400 in Fellsmere).

Population, income & housing

	Fellsmere	West Vero Corridor
Population	4,902	10,802
Median age	30.7 yrs	66.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,335	$59,162
Median home value	$123,400	$186,700
Median gross rent	$1,079	$1,474
Housing units	1,246	6,904
Homeownership rate	68.4%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fellsmere	West Vero Corridor
Population	5,625 → 4,902 (-12.9%)	8,292 → 10,802 (+30.3%)
Median household income	$27,190 → $47,335 (+74.1%)	$41,340 → $59,162 (+43.1%)
Median home value	$108,500 → $123,400 (+13.7%)	$55,200 → $186,700 (+238.2%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $1,079 (+44.1%)	$1,081 → $1,474 (+36.4%)

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

West Vero Corridor

Population

8,29210,802

Median household income

$41,340$59,162

Median home value

$55,200$186,700

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,474

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fellsmere	West Vero Corridor
Under 5	9.5%	2.4%
5 to 17	19.7%	6.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	4.3%
25 to 34	18.6%	6.0%
35 to 44	19.3%	4.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	7.4%
55 to 64	10.0%	17.5%
65 to 74	3.3%	20.6%
75 and over	3.1%	31.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fellsmere	West Vero Corridor
White (non-Hispanic)	12.2%	83.6%
Black or African American	9.7%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	77.9%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fellsmere	West Vero Corridor
No high school diploma	30.1%	2.1%
High school graduate	33.2%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fellsmere	West Vero Corridor
Drove alone	70.7%	72.0%
Carpooled	13.0%	4.9%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.8%	19.1%
Other means	4.3%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fellsmere	West Vero Corridor
1-unit, detached	50.0%	30.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	12.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	38.4%	33.5%

Poverty & households

	Fellsmere	West Vero Corridor
Poverty rate	21.5%	10.8%
Average household size	4.30	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1988	1989