Sebastian vs Vero Beach

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

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

Sebastian has the higher population (25,759 vs 16,785 in Vero Beach). Sebastian has the higher median household income ($68,863 vs $67,351 in Vero Beach). Vero Beach has the higher median home value ($392,500 vs $281,700 in Sebastian).

Population, income & housing

	Sebastian	Vero Beach
Population	25,759	16,785
Median age	57.6 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,863	$67,351
Median home value	$281,700	$392,500
Median gross rent	$1,414	$1,197
Housing units	12,891	10,173
Homeownership rate	83.5%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	38.6%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sebastian	Vero Beach
Population	25,107 → 25,759 (+2.6%)	16,857 → 16,785 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$53,707 → $68,863 (+28.2%)	$48,844 → $67,351 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$195,500 → $281,700 (+44.1%)	$259,800 → $392,500 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $1,414 (+34.7%)	$890 → $1,197 (+34.5%)

Sebastian

Population

25,10725,759

Median household income

$53,707$68,863

Median home value

$195,500$281,700

Median gross rent

$1,050$1,414

Vero Beach

Population

16,85716,785

Median household income

$48,844$67,351

Median home value

$259,800$392,500

Median gross rent

$890$1,197

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sebastian	Vero Beach
Under 5	3.2%	3.6%
5 to 17	9.9%	10.7%
18 to 24	3.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	8.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	17.8%	18.0%
65 to 74	20.1%	15.1%
75 and over	15.8%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sebastian	Vero Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	72.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sebastian	Vero Beach
No high school diploma	8.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	29.5%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sebastian	Vero Beach
Drove alone	79.3%	68.7%
Carpooled	9.0%	11.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.8%
Walked	0.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	2.2%
Worked from home	9.1%	11.3%
Other means	1.5%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sebastian	Vero Beach
1-unit, detached	87.9%	47.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	19.2%
20 or more units	1.3%	17.3%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Sebastian	Vero Beach
Poverty rate	9.4%	14.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	32	17
Median year structure built	1994	1975