CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Vero Beach

Florida · 17,350 residents · 11.5 sq mi

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With 17,350 people, Vero Beach is a city in Florida. The median age is 46.7, about 14 years above the US median. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.8% of locals. The typical home is worth $109,500. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 46.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,350

−2%vs 2000

vs 17,705 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

46.7

−2%vs 2000

vs 47.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.4%(766)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.7%(811)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.3%(739)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194%(697)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(898)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(2,306)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(2,168)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(1,610)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.5%(2,167)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416.6%(2,876)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.4%(1,813)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(499)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,877

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,427 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,310

−34%vs 2000

vs $30,940 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$109,500

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $121,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$488

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $598 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.1%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.6% in 2000

37.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.6%(15,695)

Black3.3%(581)

Hispanic / Latino5.8%(1,025)

Asian1.2%(213)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95%(16,490)

Black3.5%(615)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(454)

Asian1%(165)

Other0.5%(80)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.5%(767)

Cuban3%(518)

Puerto Rican1.5%(251)

Dominican0.6%(107)

South American0.4%(68)

Spaniard0.3%(56)

Peruvian0.2%(35)

Colombian0.1%(19)

Argentine0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(155)

Filipino0.3%(47)

Burmese0.2%(41)

Thai0.2%(41)

Japanese0.2%(31)

Chinese0.1%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(21)

Ancestry

English16.4%(2,794)

German16.1%(2,737)

Irish14.2%(2,414)

Italian8.4%(1,436)

American7.8%(1,331)

Scottish4.6%(776)

French3.5%(602)

Polish3.4%(572)

Swedish1.5%(250)

Ukrainian1%(173)

Norwegian1%(169)

West Indian1%(167)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1%(162)

Czech0.7%(123)

British0.7%(120)

Dutch0.7%(118)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(100)

Greek0.6%(96)

Jamaican0.5%(91)

Subsaharan African0.5%(83)

Welsh0.4%(67)

Canadian0.4%(64)

Iranian0.4%(64)

Slovak0.3%(59)

Austrian0.3%(54)

French Canadian0.3%(54)

Hungarian0.3%(53)

Lithuanian0.3%(44)

Arab0.2%(28)

Romanian0.1%(21)

Lebanese0.1%(16)

Swiss0.1%(15)

Iraqi0.1%(12)

Latvian0.1%(12)

Finnish0.1%(11)

Australian0.1%(10)

Somali0.1%(9)

Croatian0%(8)

Belgian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.5%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.5%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 11.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.8%(2,251)

Married52.7%(3,724)

Widowed3.2%(228)

Divorced12.3%(867)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(2,408)

Married39.3%(3,236)

Widowed12.2%(1,009)

Divorced19.3%(1,588)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−12.2 ptssince 2013

from 21.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.7%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.6%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.1%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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%(157)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.2%(147)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.5%(488)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.9%(35)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,205 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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