City safety & data profile
SebringFL
Sebring, FL is a 10K-resident city in Highlands County with a median household income of $44,184.
Highlands County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Sebring, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Sebring has a population larger than 3% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $191,600, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
- 10K
- Population (place)
- Bottom 4%
- By size
- $44,184
- Median income (place)
- $191,600
- Median home (place)
- 24.1%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Sebring
Sebring posts a median household income higher than 4% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Sebring area.
- Bottom 5%
- by median income, US cities
- 2
- hospitals in & near Sebring
Composite score · Sebring, FL
21/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Sebring in context: the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Sebring income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$44,184 Bottom 4% higher than 4% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-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
Population ranking: FL
Ranked by headcount across the 310 FL places Areazine tracks with both population and income data. Tooltip carries the income rank.
- Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
1,009,833 residents
- Miami
Miami, FL
487,014 residents
- Tampa
Tampa, FL
414,547 residents
- Orlando 334,854
Orlando, FL
334,854 residents
- St. Petersburg 257,083
St. Petersburg, FL
257,083 residents
- Hialeah 237,069
Hialeah, FL
237,069 residents
- Tallahassee 201,731
Tallahassee, FL
201,731 residents
- Fort Lauderdale 183,146
Fort Lauderdale, FL
183,146 residents
- Cape Coral 175,229
Cape Coral, FL
175,229 residents
- Pembroke Pines 166,611
Pembroke Pines, FL
166,611 residents
What this shows By headcount, Jacksonville ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Pinecrest.
Income ranking: FL
The same 310-city FL pool, sorted by median household income instead of headcount. Tooltip carries the population rank.
- Pinecrest
Pinecrest, FL
$206,417 median
- Parkland
Parkland, FL
$198,669 median
- Lake Butler
Lake Butler, FL
$182,500 median
- Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne, FL
$181,505 median
- Keystone
Keystone, FL
$161,056 median
- Naples
Naples, FL
$153,182 median
- Miami Shores
Miami Shores, FL
$144,050 median
- Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay, FL
$142,447 median
- Fruit Cove
Fruit Cove, FL
$141,863 median
- Weston
Weston, FL
$139,825 median
What this shows Income honors go to Pinecrest here -- by headcount, that title belongs to Jacksonville.
The quick read
Reading Sebring, FL beyond the headline numbers
Sebring sits inside Highlands County, Florida, at roughly 27.50°N, -81.44°W. Population 10,497, $44,184 median household income. Median home value $191,600, median rent $1,019. Poverty rate 24.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
2 hospitals in/around Sebring, 3/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER. Climate: 73.4°F annual average, 52.8" precipitation.
Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 10.4% in Sebring, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.
24.1% of Sebring, FL residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.
At 45.6 years, Sebring's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.
A typical renter in Sebring, FL pays $1,019/month, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities -- rent here is not what strains a local paycheck.
21% of Sebring adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the lowest quarter of reporting cities.
Unemployment in Sebring sits at 5.8%, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Remote work covers 9.3% of Sebring workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
A median home in Sebring runs about 4.3 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Sebring 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.
A Decade of Change 2013–2024
County-level trend (Highlands County): Sebring'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.
The Economic Picture
What stands out most about Sebring's economic profile: poverty rate at 24.1%, 94% above the average across tracked places. Median household income runs 51% below average too, at $44,184.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 24.1% +94% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 5.8% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 21% |
| Work From Home | 9.3% |
| Public Transit | 0.5% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Hospitals 2 total
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20247.5% below national average
Metro area: Sebring, FL (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
Flood Claims on Record
FEMA NFIP, county-levelHighlands County has recorded 113 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $1.9M in payouts since 2016.
The largest single contributor was Hurricane Irma, accounting for 65 claims.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Sebring?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Sebring right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet FL-SEBRING · Sebring
Sebring: 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 Sebring; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology
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Cities nationwide with a comparable poverty or income figure 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Sebring, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (24.1% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($44,184 here).
Compare Sebring with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Cities Close By 8
Next steps for Sebring
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 Sebring area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- A median income figure alone can mislead, cross-check it against the poverty rate for the fuller picture.
- Compare Sebring against Florida peers on any ranking lens. Explore Florida
Place-level figures for population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) come from U.S. Census ACS; health data is CDC PLACES; hospital counts cover facilities in and around the city. Any county-level trend is labeled as such.
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 (Highlands 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 2026-09-16.