City safety & data profile

SebastianFL

Sebastian, FL is a 24K-resident city in Indian River County with a median household income of $69,409.

Indian River County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Sebastian, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Sebastian has a population larger than 53% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $317,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

24K
Population (place)
Top 47%
By size
$69,409
Median income (place)
$317,000
Median home (place)
10.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Sebastian

Sebastian posts a median household income higher than 36% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Sebastian area.

Bottom 37%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Sebastian

Where Sebastian income ranks nationally

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

$69,409 Bottom 36% higher than 36% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Sebastian $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 Sebastian, FL beyond the headline numbers

Sebastian sits inside Indian River County, Florida, at roughly 27.82°N, -80.47°W. Population 24,007, $69,409 median household income. Median home value $317,000, median rent $1,451. Poverty rate 10.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Sebastian, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 10.1%, poverty in Sebastian, FL runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in Sebastian runs about 4.6 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 9.3% of Sebastian workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 9.5% in Sebastian, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

At 58.2 years, Sebastian'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 Sebastian 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)
24,007
Sebastian · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$69,409
-22% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$317,000
-23% vs avg
Median Age (place)
58.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Indian River County): Sebastian'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
167K+20%
Median Income
$73,491+64%
Median Home Value
$351,500+123%
Poverty Rate
11.1%-26%
Unemployment
4.5%-69%

Economics

Economics indicators for Sebastian, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,451/mo
Poverty Rate
10.1% -19% vs avg
Unemployment 7.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 27.1%
Work From Home 9.3%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 84%
African American 2.1%
Asian 1.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
39.7%
Short Sleep Duration
33.9%
Obesity
26.6%
Physical Inactivity
24.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.5%
Diabetes
14.1%
Binge Drinking
12.5%
Current Smoking
12.4%
Lack of Health Insurance
10.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.5%
Annual Checkup 82%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
9.5%
Current Asthma
9.4%
Stroke
4.5%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
1
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
ORLANDO HEALTH SEBASTIAN RIVER HOSPITAL
SEBASTIAN · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Sebastian?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-SEBASTIAN · Sebastian

Sebastian: 25 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.

  • VOL-ACTIVE 25 on record
  • WX-LED 100% weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • NEAR-PEER 16 · El Paso

Tagged alert mix: Sebastian

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 25 tagged notices on record for Sebastian.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: El Paso, TX (16 tagged · Δ9)

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

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (25 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Sebastian, FL?
Sebastian, FL has a population of 24,007 people, located in Indian River County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Sebastian?
The median household income in Sebastian, FL is $69,409 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10.1%.
What is the median home value in Sebastian?
The median home value in Sebastian, FL is $317,000. Median rent is $1,451/month.
What are the top health concerns in Sebastian?
The top health indicators in Sebastian include High Blood Pressure (39.7%), Short Sleep Duration (33.9%), Obesity (26.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Sebastian?
Sebastian has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Sebastian?
The median age in Sebastian, FL is 58.2 years. 27.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (10.1% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($69,409 here).

Compare Sebastian with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Sebastian'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 Sebastian 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.
  • Compare Sebastian against Florida peers on any ranking lens. Explore Florida

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 (Indian River 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.