Vero Beach

Population: 16,785
Median household income: $67,351
Median home value: $392,500

Vero Beach, a community in Indian River County, Florida, has 16,785 residents. Its median household income of $67,351 runs below the Indian River County figure of $71,049.

Between 2019 and 2023, Vero Beach's population held roughly steady from 16,857 to 16,785, while its median home value rose 51.1% from $259,800 to $392,500.

68.7% of workers drive to work alone. 47.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,785
Median age: 52.6 yrs
Median household income: $67,351
Median home value: $392,500
Median gross rent: $1,197
Housing units: 10,173
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,85716,785

Median household income

$48,844$67,351

Median home value

$259,800$392,500

Median gross rent

$890$1,197

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,857	$48,844	$259,800	$890
2020	17,163	$51,036	$269,600	$906
2021	16,254	$54,311	$287,500	$993
2022	16,531	$59,335	$347,700	$1,139
2023	16,785	$67,351	$392,500	$1,197

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	604	3.6%
5 to 17	1,789	10.7%
18 to 24	1,361	8.1%
25 to 34	1,794	10.7%
35 to 44	1,648	9.8%
45 to 54	1,805	10.8%
55 to 64	3,020	18.0%
65 to 74	2,539	15.1%
75 and over	2,225	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,092	72.0%
Black or African American	1,430	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	376	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.2%
Two or more races	975	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,867	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,116	8.6%
High school graduate	3,136	24.1%
Some college or associate's	3,743	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,715	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,321	17.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,538	68.7%
Carpooled	921	11.4%
Public transit	64	0.8%
Walked	112	1.4%
Bicycle	178	2.2%
Worked from home	912	11.3%
Other means	342	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,787	52.9%
15 to 29 min	2,204	30.8%
30 to 44 min	770	10.8%
45 to 59 min	101	1.4%
60+ min	293	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 14.4% (2,383 of 16,493)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,062	55.1%
Nonfamily households	3,306	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,368	72.4%
Vacant	2,805	27.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,743	64.4%
Renter-occupied	2,625	35.6%

1-unit, detached47.4%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units19.2%

20 or more units17.3%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,818	47.4%
1-unit, attached	412	4.0%
2 to 4 units	867	8.5%
5 to 19 units	1,956	19.2%
20 or more units	1,755	17.3%
Mobile home & other	365	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1274150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 1.9 sq mi
Center point: 27.6472, -80.3931