Hobe Sound vs Stuart

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

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

Stuart has the higher population (18,058 vs 14,313 in Hobe Sound). Stuart has the higher median household income ($64,409 vs $63,233 in Hobe Sound). Hobe Sound has the higher median home value ($323,700 vs $291,300 in Stuart).

Population, income & housing

	Hobe Sound	Stuart
Population	14,313	18,058
Median age	55.6 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,233	$64,409
Median home value	$323,700	$291,300
Median gross rent	$1,184	$1,540
Housing units	7,671	10,360
Homeownership rate	77.2%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hobe Sound	Stuart
Population	14,003 → 14,313 (+2.2%)	16,161 → 18,058 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$50,030 → $63,233 (+26.4%)	$47,921 → $64,409 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$206,300 → $323,700 (+56.9%)	$185,700 → $291,300 (+56.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,012 → $1,184 (+17.0%)	$1,127 → $1,540 (+36.6%)

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

Stuart

Population

16,16118,058

Median household income

$47,921$64,409

Median home value

$185,700$291,300

Median gross rent

$1,127$1,540

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hobe Sound	Stuart
Under 5	6.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	9.2%	10.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	7.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	19.1%	16.4%
65 to 74	17.1%	13.9%
75 and over	14.9%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hobe Sound	Stuart
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	66.2%
Black or African American	7.1%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hobe Sound	Stuart
No high school diploma	8.2%	8.4%
High school graduate	25.5%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hobe Sound	Stuart
Drove alone	67.5%	74.9%
Carpooled	12.6%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	1.2%	1.3%
Worked from home	14.8%	10.9%
Other means	1.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hobe Sound	Stuart
1-unit, detached	47.4%	29.6%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	38.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	17.8%
Mobile home & other	29.1%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Hobe Sound	Stuart
Poverty rate	13.0%	16.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1983	1982