Gifford vs South Beach

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

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

Gifford has the higher population (4,658 vs 3,081 in South Beach). South Beach has the higher median household income ($188,095 vs $27,765 in Gifford). South Beach has the higher median home value ($860,000 vs $259,300 in Gifford).

Population, income & housing

	Gifford	South Beach
Population	4,658	3,081
Median age	33.4 yrs	69.7 yrs
Median household income	$27,765	$188,095
Median home value	$259,300	$860,000
Median gross rent	$890	$3,501
Housing units	1,850	2,226
Homeownership rate	46.8%	98.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	65.1%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gifford	South Beach
Population	10,479 → 4,658 (-55.5%)	3,429 → 3,081 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$36,323 → $27,765 (-23.6%)	$134,917 → $188,095 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$231,100 → $259,300 (+12.2%)	$699,200 → $860,000 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $890 (+12.8%)	—

Gifford

Population

10,4794,658

Median household income

$36,323$27,765

Median home value

$231,100$259,300

Median gross rent

$789$890

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)

	Gifford	South Beach
Under 5	7.0%	0.6%
5 to 17	26.3%	6.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	0.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	0.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	3.9%
45 to 54	7.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	31.5%
75 and over	5.0%	28.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gifford	South Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	17.9%	95.8%
Black or African American	60.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gifford	South Beach
No high school diploma	18.6%	1.5%
High school graduate	31.3%	14.0%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	38.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gifford	South Beach
Drove alone	75.1%	55.5%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.9%
Public transit	5.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	42.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gifford	South Beach
1-unit, detached	47.8%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	26.3%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	21.5%
20 or more units	4.9%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gifford	South Beach
Poverty rate	52.3%	5.4%
Average household size	3.13	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1993	1985