Pahokee vs South Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Pahokee and South Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Pahokee and South Bay are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pahokee has the higher population (5,539 vs 4,828 in South Bay). South Bay has the higher median household income ($51,827 vs $50,464 in Pahokee). Pahokee has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $125,000 in South Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Pahokee	South Bay
Population	5,539	4,828
Median age	40.5 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,464	$51,827
Median home value	$137,500	$125,000
Median gross rent	$912	$1,067
Housing units	1,646	877
Homeownership rate	58.7%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	18.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pahokee	South Bay
Population	6,269 → 5,539 (-11.6%)	5,158 → 4,828 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$27,095 → $50,464 (+86.2%)	$32,250 → $51,827 (+60.7%)
Median home value	$97,000 → $137,500 (+41.8%)	$83,100 → $125,000 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$567 → $912 (+60.8%)	$803 → $1,067 (+32.9%)

Pahokee

Population

6,2695,539

Median household income

$27,095$50,464

Median home value

$97,000$137,500

Median gross rent

$567$912

South Bay

Population

5,1584,828

Median household income

$32,250$51,827

Median home value

$83,100$125,000

Median gross rent

$803$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pahokee	South Bay
Under 5	10.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	12.3%	13.6%
18 to 24	10.1%	2.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	22.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	21.3%
45 to 54	13.4%	14.2%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.5%
75 and over	6.6%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pahokee	South Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	13.5%	11.3%
Black or African American	51.7%	64.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	33.4%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pahokee	South Bay
No high school diploma	30.1%	41.9%
High school graduate	29.7%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pahokee	South Bay
Drove alone	68.8%	68.0%
Carpooled	13.3%	16.2%
Public transit	6.4%	5.6%
Walked	6.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	1.7%	5.1%
Other means	3.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pahokee	South Bay
1-unit, detached	53.6%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	6.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Pahokee	South Bay
Poverty rate	27.4%	32.2%
Average household size	3.46	3.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	36
Median year structure built	1969	1974