Sebastian vs Vero Beach South

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

Sebastian 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 25,759 in Sebastian). Vero Beach South has the higher median household income ($71,675 vs $68,863 in Sebastian). Vero Beach South has the higher median home value ($295,500 vs $281,700 in Sebastian).

Population, income & housing

	Sebastian	Vero Beach South
Population	25,759	29,365
Median age	57.6 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,863	$71,675
Median home value	$281,700	$295,500
Median gross rent	$1,414	$1,201
Housing units	12,891	14,105
Homeownership rate	83.5%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sebastian	Vero Beach South
Population	25,107 → 25,759 (+2.6%)	23,333 → 29,365 (+25.9%)
Median household income	$53,707 → $68,863 (+28.2%)	$55,085 → $71,675 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$195,500 → $281,700 (+44.1%)	$184,200 → $295,500 (+60.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $1,414 (+34.7%)	$929 → $1,201 (+29.3%)

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 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)

	Sebastian	Vero Beach South
Under 5	3.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	9.9%	13.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.0%
35 to 44	8.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	17.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	20.1%	16.5%
75 and over	15.8%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sebastian	Vero Beach South
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	76.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sebastian	Vero Beach South
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.2%
High school graduate	29.5%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sebastian	Vero Beach South
Drove alone	79.3%	77.1%
Carpooled	9.0%	11.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	10.2%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sebastian	Vero Beach South
1-unit, detached	87.9%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Sebastian	Vero Beach South
Poverty rate	9.4%	9.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1994	1987