Florida Ridge vs Vero Beach South

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

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

Vero Beach South has the higher population (29,365 vs 21,517 in Florida Ridge). Vero Beach South has the higher median household income ($71,675 vs $64,956 in Florida Ridge). Vero Beach South has the higher median home value ($295,500 vs $250,500 in Florida Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Florida Ridge	Vero Beach South
Population	21,517	29,365
Median age	44.2 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,956	$71,675
Median home value	$250,500	$295,500
Median gross rent	$1,209	$1,201
Housing units	10,217	14,105
Homeownership rate	80.0%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florida Ridge	Vero Beach South
Population	22,372 → 21,517 (-3.8%)	23,333 → 29,365 (+25.9%)
Median household income	$48,946 → $64,956 (+32.7%)	$55,085 → $71,675 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$141,200 → $250,500 (+77.4%)	$184,200 → $295,500 (+60.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,089 → $1,209 (+11.0%)	$929 → $1,201 (+29.3%)

Florida Ridge

Population

22,37221,517

Median household income

$48,946$64,956

Median home value

$141,200$250,500

Median gross rent

$1,089$1,209

Vero Beach South

Population

23,33329,365

Median household income

$55,085$71,675

Median home value

$184,200$295,500

Median gross rent

$929$1,201

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florida Ridge	Vero Beach South
Under 5	5.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	14.4%	13.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.5%
65 to 74	16.1%	16.5%
75 and over	11.7%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florida Ridge	Vero Beach South
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	76.1%
Black or African American	16.3%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florida Ridge	Vero Beach South
No high school diploma	10.8%	7.2%
High school graduate	29.6%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florida Ridge	Vero Beach South
Drove alone	72.8%	77.1%
Carpooled	11.8%	11.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	10.2%
Other means	2.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florida Ridge	Vero Beach South
1-unit, detached	70.3%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	19.2%	8.5%
20 or more units	1.2%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Florida Ridge	Vero Beach South
Poverty rate	10.5%	9.2%
Average household size	2.67	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1990	1987