Jensen Beach vs Stuart

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

Jensen Beach 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 12,456 in Jensen Beach). Stuart has the higher median household income ($64,409 vs $63,397 in Jensen Beach). Jensen Beach has the higher median home value ($363,100 vs $291,300 in Stuart).

Population, income & housing

	Jensen Beach	Stuart
Population	12,456	18,058
Median age	54.5 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,397	$64,409
Median home value	$363,100	$291,300
Median gross rent	$1,227	$1,540
Housing units	7,179	10,360
Homeownership rate	74.4%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jensen Beach	Stuart
Population	13,479 → 12,456 (-7.6%)	16,161 → 18,058 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$54,778 → $63,397 (+15.7%)	$47,921 → $64,409 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$232,600 → $363,100 (+56.1%)	$185,700 → $291,300 (+56.9%)
Median gross rent	$972 → $1,227 (+26.2%)	$1,127 → $1,540 (+36.6%)

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

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)

	Jensen Beach	Stuart
Under 5	2.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	11.7%	10.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	18.0%	16.4%
65 to 74	14.9%	13.9%
75 and over	16.5%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jensen Beach	Stuart
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	66.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jensen Beach	Stuart
No high school diploma	6.6%	8.4%
High school graduate	26.2%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jensen Beach	Stuart
Drove alone	74.2%	74.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	6.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	1.3%
Worked from home	16.2%	10.9%
Other means	1.4%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jensen Beach	Stuart
1-unit, detached	59.6%	29.6%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	38.8%
20 or more units	3.3%	17.8%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Jensen Beach	Stuart
Poverty rate	17.2%	16.1%
Average household size	2.10	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1983	1982