COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orchid vs Vero Beach
PLACE A
Orchid, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Vero Beach, Florida
Orchid is 97% smaller than Vero Beach. Orchid earns more, with a median household income $180,243 higher. Orchid has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs 7%).
ORCHIDVERO BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population55417,603−97% vs Vero Beach
Population density4481,531−1,083
Population growth24.3%7.5%+16.9 pts
Median age74.852.5+22.3
Male49.4%45.4%+4.0 pts
Female50.6%54.6%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born13.6%13.0%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%71.7%+23.8 pts
Black1.6%9.2%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%11.6%−9.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other0.9%5.5%−4.6 pts
Median household income$250,001$69,758+$180,243
Per capita income$200,925$58,674+$142,251
Poverty rate3.4%16.1%−12.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4920.603−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher90.1%39.1%+51.0 pts
Graduate degree36.7%16.4%+20.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation18.6%56.2%−37.6 pts
Median home value$2,000,001$391,900+$1,608,101
Median gross rent$725$1,221−$496
Owner-occupied100.0%64.4%+35.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate45.8%27.9%+17.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.1%−52.1 pts
Average commute67.618.4+49.2
Worked from home57.3%15.7%+41.6 pts
Public transit to work8.5%1.0%+7.5 pts
Uninsured5.0%9.1%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025