Jensen Beach is home to 12,531 people in Florida. At a median age of 56.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 1,797 people per square mile. Growth has run 13% since 2000, or 1,431 more people. 16.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,884, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 165%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jensen Beach
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate6.3% → 16.7%(+10.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median age43.7 → 56.3(+12.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$198,246 → $411,700(+108%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13%(138)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(139)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.7%(476)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(47)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.9%(31)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,065 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jensen Beach, decade by decade
Jensen Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,831
$72,146
$198,246
15.6%
9.6
2000
11,100
$66,807
$155,205
19.6%
14.8
2010
11,707
$65,825
$325,549
23.8%
21.6
2020
12,652
$67,183
$294,889
34.1%
30.2
2024
12,531
$70,884
$411,700
36.0%
33.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
