Indian River Shores vs South Beach

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

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

Indian River Shores has the higher population (4,324 vs 3,081 in South Beach). South Beach has the higher median household income ($188,095 vs $149,722 in Indian River Shores). Indian River Shores has the higher median home value ($1,085,600 vs $860,000 in South Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Indian River Shores	South Beach
Population	4,324	3,081
Median age	74.5 yrs	69.7 yrs
Median household income	$149,722	$188,095
Median home value	$1,085,600	$860,000
Median gross rent	$2,195	$3,501
Housing units	3,613	2,226
Homeownership rate	97.4%	98.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	78.6%	65.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indian River Shores	South Beach
Population	4,206 → 4,324 (+2.8%)	3,429 → 3,081 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$118,669 → $149,722 (+26.2%)	$134,917 → $188,095 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$712,700 → $1,085,600 (+52.3%)	$699,200 → $860,000 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,096 → $2,195 (+100.3%)	—

Indian River Shores

Population

4,2064,324

Median household income

$118,669$149,722

Median home value

$712,700$1,085,600

Median gross rent

$1,096$2,195

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)

	Indian River Shores	South Beach
Under 5	0.3%	0.6%
5 to 17	6.4%	6.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.1%
25 to 34	0.6%	0.6%
35 to 44	1.2%	3.9%
45 to 54	5.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.1%	15.9%
65 to 74	26.2%	31.5%
75 and over	47.0%	28.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indian River Shores	South Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indian River Shores	South Beach
No high school diploma	0.7%	1.5%
High school graduate	9.0%	14.0%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	38.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39.5%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indian River Shores	South Beach
Drove alone	64.4%	55.5%
Carpooled	1.5%	0.9%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.1%	42.8%
Other means	5.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indian River Shores	South Beach
1-unit, detached	54.6%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	21.5%
20 or more units	22.6%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Indian River Shores	South Beach
Poverty rate	6.4%	5.4%
Average household size	1.80	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1986	1985