South Bay is home to 5,102 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. 32.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $142,300, having more than doubled since 2000. The population is up 32% since 2000. That trails the Florida median by roughly 31%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,417, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about South Bay
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share30.9% → 25.2%(−5.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants45.4% → 59.8%(+14.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age24.0 → 37.8(+13.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)42.8%(68)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41.5%(66)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17%(27)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 159 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
South Bay, decade by decade
South Bay 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
3,461
$49,348
$131,284
2.9%
66.4
2000
3,859
$42,915
$119,501
7.3%
63.4
2010
4,876
$38,716
$128,464
5.9%
65.4
2020
4,860
$48,623
$111,750
6.2%
66.0
2024
5,102
$51,417
$142,300
8.8%
68.4
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.
