Jensen Beach vs Port Salerno

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

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

Jensen Beach has the higher population (12,456 vs 10,957 in Port Salerno). Port Salerno has the higher median household income ($64,051 vs $63,397 in Jensen Beach). Jensen Beach has the higher median home value ($363,100 vs $329,000 in Port Salerno).

Population, income & housing

	Jensen Beach	Port Salerno
Population	12,456	10,957
Median age	54.5 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,397	$64,051
Median home value	$363,100	$329,000
Median gross rent	$1,227	$1,441
Housing units	7,179	5,674
Homeownership rate	74.4%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jensen Beach	Port Salerno
Population	13,479 → 12,456 (-7.6%)	11,486 → 10,957 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$54,778 → $63,397 (+15.7%)	$54,098 → $64,051 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$232,600 → $363,100 (+56.1%)	$220,400 → $329,000 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$972 → $1,227 (+26.2%)	$1,083 → $1,441 (+33.1%)

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

Port Salerno

Population

11,48610,957

Median household income

$54,098$64,051

Median home value

$220,400$329,000

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,441

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jensen Beach	Port Salerno
Under 5	2.5%	2.5%
5 to 17	11.7%	12.5%
18 to 24	3.9%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	18.0%	16.6%
65 to 74	14.9%	16.0%
75 and over	16.5%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jensen Beach	Port Salerno
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	70.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	21.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jensen Beach	Port Salerno
No high school diploma	6.6%	9.8%
High school graduate	26.2%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jensen Beach	Port Salerno
Drove alone	74.2%	80.3%
Carpooled	6.1%	10.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	6.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jensen Beach	Port Salerno
1-unit, detached	59.6%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	16.2%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Jensen Beach	Port Salerno
Poverty rate	17.2%	8.4%
Average household size	2.10	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1983	1984