South Beach vs Vero Lake Estates

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

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

Vero Lake Estates has the higher population (6,262 vs 3,081 in South Beach). South Beach has the higher median household income ($188,095 vs $63,487 in Vero Lake Estates). South Beach has the higher median home value ($860,000 vs $293,500 in Vero Lake Estates).

Population, income & housing

	South Beach	Vero Lake Estates
Population	3,081	6,262
Median age	69.7 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$188,095	$63,487
Median home value	$860,000	$293,500
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,882
Housing units	2,226	2,753
Homeownership rate	98.6%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.1%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Beach	Vero Lake Estates
Population	3,429 → 3,081 (-10.1%)	6,937 → 6,262 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$134,917 → $188,095 (+39.4%)	$48,145 → $63,487 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$699,200 → $860,000 (+23.0%)	$179,900 → $293,500 (+63.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,176 → $1,882 (+60.0%)

South Beach

Population

3,4293,081

Median household income

$134,917$188,095

Median home value

$699,200$860,000

Vero Lake Estates

Population

6,9376,262

Median household income

$48,145$63,487

Median home value

$179,900$293,500

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Beach	Vero Lake Estates
Under 5	0.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	6.3%	12.9%
18 to 24	0.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	0.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	3.9%	22.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	16.0%
65 to 74	31.5%	6.9%
75 and over	28.1%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Beach	Vero Lake Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	65.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.8%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Beach	Vero Lake Estates
No high school diploma	1.5%	17.6%
High school graduate	14.0%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	38.7%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Beach	Vero Lake Estates
Drove alone	55.5%	76.7%
Carpooled	0.9%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	42.8%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Beach	Vero Lake Estates
1-unit, detached	59.0%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	21.5%	0.3%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	South Beach	Vero Lake Estates
Poverty rate	5.4%	15.6%
Average household size	1.95	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1985	2003