Orchid vs South Beach

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

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

South Beach has the higher population (3,081 vs 553 in Orchid). South Beach has the higher median household income ($188,095 vs $136,875 in Orchid). Orchid has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $860,000 in South Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Orchid	South Beach
Population	553	3,081
Median age	67.3 yrs	69.7 yrs
Median household income	$136,875	$188,095
Median home value	$2,000,001	$860,000
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	492	2,226
Homeownership rate	99.4%	98.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	91.3%	65.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orchid	South Beach
Population	516 → 553 (+7.2%)	3,429 → 3,081 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$139,611 → $136,875 (-2.0%)	$134,917 → $188,095 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$1,176,200 → $2,000,001 (+70.0%)	$699,200 → $860,000 (+23.0%)

Orchid

Population

516553

Median household income

$139,611$136,875

Median home value

$1,176,200$2,000,001

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)

	Orchid	South Beach
Under 5	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	6.3%
18 to 24	1.8%	0.1%
25 to 34	1.1%	0.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	3.9%
45 to 54	0.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	28.0%	15.9%
65 to 74	27.3%	31.5%
75 and over	29.1%	28.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orchid	South Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	95.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	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	0.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	32.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orchid	South Beach
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	2.4%	14.0%
Some college or associate's	6.3%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	67.6%	38.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23.8%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orchid	South Beach
Drove alone	77.4%	55.5%
Carpooled	1.6%	0.9%
Public transit	4.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	42.8%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orchid	South Beach
1-unit, detached	80.7%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	21.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Orchid	South Beach
Poverty rate	12.8%	5.4%
Average household size	1.79	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	106	22
Median year structure built	2003	1985