City safety & data profile

Hobe SoundFL

Hobe Sound, FL is a 12K-resident city in Martin County with a median household income of $63,484.

Martin County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Hobe Sound, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Hobe Sound has a population larger than 10% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $394,700.

Data updated 2026-09-05

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 11%
By size
$63,484
Median income (place)
$394,700
Median home (place)
15.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound posts a median household income higher than 27% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 28%
by median income, US cities

Where Hobe Sound income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$63,484 Bottom 27% higher than 27% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Hobe Sound $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Hobe Sound, FL beyond the headline numbers

Hobe Sound sits inside Martin County, Florida, at roughly 27.06°N, -80.14°W. Population 11,521, $63,484 median household income. Median home value $394,700, median rent $1,129. Poverty rate 15.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Hobe Sound, FL stands at 15.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Hobe Sound costs around 6.2 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

17% of Hobe Sound workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 10.1% in Hobe Sound, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Hobe Sound workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 57 years, Hobe Sound's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Hobe Sound from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,521
Hobe Sound · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$63,484
-29% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$394,700
-5% vs avg
Median Age (place)
57
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Martin County): Hobe Sound's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
162K+10%
Median Income
$82,943+66%
Median Home Value
$432,200+118%
Poverty Rate
11.3%-13%
Unemployment
4.9%-62%

Economics

Economics indicators for Hobe Sound, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,129/mo
Poverty Rate
15.7% +27% vs avg
Unemployment 6.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 29.8%
Work From Home 17%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 78.3%
African American 9.4%
Asian 0.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
39.2%
Short Sleep Duration
30.9%
Obesity
28.1%
Physical Inactivity
24.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
15%
Diabetes
14.8%
Binge Drinking
13.8%
Current Smoking
12.8%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.5%
Annual Checkup 80.9%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
10.1%
Current Asthma
9.7%
Stroke
4.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect Hobe Sound?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Hobe Sound right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-HOBE-SOUND · Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Hobe Sound; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Hobe Sound, FL?
Hobe Sound, FL has a population of 11,521 people, located in Martin County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Hobe Sound?
The median household income in Hobe Sound, FL is $63,484 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.7%.
What is the median home value in Hobe Sound?
The median home value in Hobe Sound, FL is $394,700. Median rent is $1,129/month.
What are the top health concerns in Hobe Sound?
The top health indicators in Hobe Sound include High Blood Pressure (39.2%), Short Sleep Duration (30.9%), Obesity (28.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Hobe Sound?
The median age in Hobe Sound, FL is 57 years. 29.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Hobe Sound, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (15.7% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($63,484 here).

Compare Hobe Sound with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Hobe Sound's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Hobe Sound area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Martin County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.