Vero Beach South is a city of 30,344 people in Florida. At a median age of 48.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Growth has run 49% since 2000, or 9,982 more people. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2,575 people per square mile. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,420, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vero Beach South
What changed most since 1990
Population16,973 → 30,344(+79%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age39.3 → 48.8(+9.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.1% → 29.2%(+10.1 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)12.3%(260)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(416)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.7%(965)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(91)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,111 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
Vero Beach South, decade by decade
Vero Beach South 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
16,973
$76,951
$180,965
19.1%
11.9
2000
20,362
$72,081
$164,678
21.7%
19.4
2010
23,092
$64,287
$270,739
26.2%
39.1
2020
28,020
$74,586
$269,315
28.0%
49.7
2024
30,344
$73,420
$335,200
29.2%
53.3
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.
