South Bay vs Tequesta

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

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

Tequesta has the higher population (6,118 vs 4,828 in South Bay). Tequesta has the higher median household income ($103,036 vs $51,827 in South Bay). Tequesta has the higher median home value ($570,400 vs $125,000 in South Bay).

Population, income & housing

	South Bay	Tequesta
Population	4,828	6,118
Median age	38.1 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,827	$103,036
Median home value	$125,000	$570,400
Median gross rent	$1,067	$1,774
Housing units	877	3,350
Homeownership rate	60.2%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	48.9%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Bay	Tequesta
Population	5,158 → 4,828 (-6.4%)	6,071 → 6,118 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$32,250 → $51,827 (+60.7%)	$78,429 → $103,036 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $125,000 (+50.4%)	$381,100 → $570,400 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$803 → $1,067 (+32.9%)	$1,481 → $1,774 (+19.8%)

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

Tequesta

Population

6,0716,118

Median household income

$78,429$103,036

Median home value

$381,100$570,400

Median gross rent

$1,481$1,774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Bay	Tequesta
Under 5	3.5%	8.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	11.9%
18 to 24	2.9%	2.8%
25 to 34	22.0%	13.0%
35 to 44	21.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.2%	8.6%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	12.7%
75 and over	2.5%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Bay	Tequesta
White (non-Hispanic)	11.3%	87.1%
Black or African American	64.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20.9%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Bay	Tequesta
No high school diploma	41.9%	3.7%
High school graduate	34.3%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Bay	Tequesta
Drove alone	68.0%	61.4%
Carpooled	16.2%	3.7%
Public transit	5.6%	0.3%
Walked	3.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	32.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Bay	Tequesta
1-unit, detached	64.3%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	21.2%
20 or more units	1.8%	19.4%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Bay	Tequesta
Poverty rate	32.2%	5.1%
Average household size	3.35	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1974	1976