Vero Beach South vs Vero Lake Estates

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

Vero Beach South 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 Beach South has the higher population (29,365 vs 6,262 in Vero Lake Estates). Vero Beach South has the higher median household income ($71,675 vs $63,487 in Vero Lake Estates). Vero Beach South has the higher median home value ($295,500 vs $293,500 in Vero Lake Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Vero Beach South	Vero Lake Estates
Population	29,365	6,262
Median age	49.7 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,675	$63,487
Median home value	$295,500	$293,500
Median gross rent	$1,201	$1,882
Housing units	14,105	2,753
Homeownership rate	78.7%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.8%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vero Beach South	Vero Lake Estates
Population	23,333 → 29,365 (+25.9%)	6,937 → 6,262 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$55,085 → $71,675 (+30.1%)	$48,145 → $63,487 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$184,200 → $295,500 (+60.4%)	$179,900 → $293,500 (+63.1%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,201 (+29.3%)	$1,176 → $1,882 (+60.0%)

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

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)

	Vero Beach South	Vero Lake Estates
Under 5	3.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	12.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	22.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	16.0%
65 to 74	16.5%	6.9%
75 and over	13.3%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vero Beach South	Vero Lake Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	65.6%
Black or African American	4.5%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.3%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vero Beach South	Vero Lake Estates
No high school diploma	7.2%	17.6%
High school graduate	28.4%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vero Beach South	Vero Lake Estates
Drove alone	77.1%	76.7%
Carpooled	11.4%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	6.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vero Beach South	Vero Lake Estates
1-unit, detached	75.0%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.3%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Vero Beach South	Vero Lake Estates
Poverty rate	9.2%	15.6%
Average household size	2.47	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1987	2003