Hobe Sound vs Jensen Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Hobe Sound and Jensen Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hobe Sound has the higher population (14,313 vs 12,456 in Jensen Beach). Jensen Beach has the higher median household income ($63,397 vs $63,233 in Hobe Sound). Jensen Beach has the higher median home value ($363,100 vs $323,700 in Hobe Sound).

Population, income & housing

	Hobe Sound	Jensen Beach
Population	14,313	12,456
Median age	55.6 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,233	$63,397
Median home value	$323,700	$363,100
Median gross rent	$1,184	$1,227
Housing units	7,671	7,179
Homeownership rate	77.2%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobe Sound	Jensen Beach
Population	14,003 → 14,313 (+2.2%)	13,479 → 12,456 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$50,030 → $63,233 (+26.4%)	$54,778 → $63,397 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$206,300 → $323,700 (+56.9%)	$232,600 → $363,100 (+56.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,012 → $1,184 (+17.0%)	$972 → $1,227 (+26.2%)

Hobe Sound

Population

14,00314,313

Median household income

$50,030$63,233

Median home value

$206,300$323,700

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,184

Jensen Beach

Population

13,47912,456

Median household income

$54,778$63,397

Median home value

$232,600$363,100

Median gross rent

$972$1,227

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobe Sound	Jensen Beach
Under 5	6.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	9.2%	11.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	3.9%
25 to 34	7.1%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	19.1%	18.0%
65 to 74	17.1%	14.9%
75 and over	14.9%	16.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobe Sound	Jensen Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	86.2%
Black or African American	7.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobe Sound	Jensen Beach
No high school diploma	8.2%	6.6%
High school graduate	25.5%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobe Sound	Jensen Beach
Drove alone	67.5%	74.2%
Carpooled	12.6%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	3.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	14.8%	16.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobe Sound	Jensen Beach
1-unit, detached	47.4%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	29.1%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Hobe Sound	Jensen Beach
Poverty rate	13.0%	17.2%
Average household size	2.23	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1983	1983