With 5,631 people, Surfside is a city in Florida. The typical home is worth $881,700, having more than tripled since 2000. This is an unusually credentialed place: 58% of adults have a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 37%. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 10,110 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,208, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 167%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Surfside
What changed most since 1990
Median age52.2 → 38.9(−13.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$305,769 → $881,700(+188%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree25.7% → 57.7%(+32.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)30.2%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)45.3%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 53 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
Surfside, decade by decade
Surfside 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
4,204
$77,640
$305,769
25.7%
52.6
2000
4,909
$92,771
$330,813
40.9%
66.5
2010
5,744
$105,795
$692,816
44.6%
66.5
2020
5,689
$70,026
$750,616
55.3%
72.1
2024
5,631
$100,208
$881,700
57.7%
67.6
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.
