Wabasso

Population: 1,648
Median household income: $66,771
Median home value: $413,600

Wabasso is a community in Indian River County, Florida, home to 1,648 residents. At $66,771, its median household income sits below Indian River County's $71,049.

From 2019 to 2023, Wabasso's population grew 210.9% from 530 to 1,648, while its median home value fell 12.2% from $471,200 to $413,600.

37.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,648
Median age: 51.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,771
Median home value: $413,600
Median gross rent: $944
Housing units: 781
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5301,648

Median household income

$39,226$66,771

Median home value

$471,200$413,600

Median gross rent

$622$944

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	530	—	$471,200	$622
2020	690	$39,226	—	$1,106
2021	1,016	$44,730	—	$885
2022	1,179	$53,011	$424,700	$923
2023	1,648	$66,771	$413,600	$944

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	1.5%
5 to 17	188	11.4%
18 to 24	132	8.0%
25 to 34	153	9.3%
35 to 44	172	10.4%
45 to 54	258	15.7%
55 to 64	332	20.1%
65 to 74	184	11.2%
75 and over	205	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	687	41.7%
Black or African American	482	29.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	204	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	275	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree30.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	4.3%
High school graduate	361	27.7%
Some college or associate's	402	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	403	30.9%
Graduate or professional degree	82	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	562	66.0%
Carpooled	105	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	185	21.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	248	37.2%
15 to 29 min	411	61.6%
30 to 44 min	8	1.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 2.6% (43 of 1,648)

	Count	Share
Family households	370	59.4%
Nonfamily households	253	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	623	79.8%
Vacant	158	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	410	65.8%
Renter-occupied	213	34.2%

1-unit, detached77.7%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	607	77.7%
1-unit, attached	26	3.3%
2 to 4 units	48	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	100	12.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1274625
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 27.7503, -80.4434