City safety & data profile

Vero Beach SouthFL

Vero Beach South, FL is a 23K-resident city in Indian River County with a median household income of $73,420.

Indian River County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Vero Beach South, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Vero Beach South has a population larger than 51% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $335,200.

Data updated 2026-09-05

23K
Population (place)
Top 49%
By size
$73,420
Median income (place)
$335,200
Median home (place)
9.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Vero Beach South

Vero Beach South posts a median household income higher than 41% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 42%
by median income, US cities

Where Vero Beach South income ranks nationally

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

$73,420 Bottom 41% higher than 41% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Vero Beach South $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 Vero Beach South, FL beyond the headline numbers

Vero Beach South sits inside Indian River County, Florida, at roughly 27.62°N, -80.41°W. Population 23,092, $73,420 median household income. Median home value $335,200, median rent $1,314. Poverty rate 9.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 9.1%, poverty in Vero Beach South, FL runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in Vero Beach South 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 11.3% of Vero Beach South workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 8.3% in Vero Beach South, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Vero Beach South workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 48.8 years, Vero Beach South'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 Vero Beach South 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)
23,092
Vero Beach South · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$73,420
-18% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$335,200
-19% vs avg
Median Age (place)
48.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Indian River County): Vero Beach South'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 Vero Beach South, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,314/mo
Poverty Rate
9.1% -27% vs avg
Unemployment 3.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 29.2%
Work From Home 11.3%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 75.4%
African American 3%
Asian 2.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
36.5%
Short Sleep Duration
34.9%
Obesity
26.6%
Physical Inactivity
23.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.5%
Binge Drinking
13.7%
Diabetes
12.8%
Current Smoking
12.2%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 62.9%
Annual Checkup 80.3%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.3%
Stroke
4%

What alerts and safety updates affect Vero Beach South?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-VERO-BEACH-SOUTH · Vero Beach South

Vero Beach South: 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 Vero Beach South; 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 Vero Beach South, FL?
Vero Beach South, FL has a population of 23,092 people, located in Indian River County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Vero Beach South?
The median household income in Vero Beach South, FL is $73,420 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 9.1%.
What is the median home value in Vero Beach South?
The median home value in Vero Beach South, FL is $335,200. Median rent is $1,314/month.
What are the top health concerns in Vero Beach South?
The top health indicators in Vero Beach South include High Blood Pressure (36.5%), Short Sleep Duration (34.9%), Obesity (26.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Vero Beach South?
The median age in Vero Beach South, FL is 48.8 years. 29.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (9.1% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($73,420 here).

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Vero Beach South's profile

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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 (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.