Vero Beach, Florida demographics

Vero Beach, FL demographics: median age 52.5; 39.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Vero Beach city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1274150. The survey estimates a population of 17,042 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Vero Beach is 52.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 7,484 households (±534). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	52.5 ±2.6	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	2,331 ±439	13.7% ±2.6 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	3,271 ±504	19.2% ±3.0 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	6,515 ±779	38.2% ±4.6 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	4,925 ±448	28.9% ±2.6 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	7,740 ±426	45.4% ±2.5 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	9,302 ±426	54.6% ±2.5 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	12,459 ±898	73.1% ±5.3 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,576 ±662	9.2% ±3.9 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	181 ±222 · low precision	1.1% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	342 ±165	2.0% ±1.0 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	581 ±355 · low precision	3.4% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,903 ±683	11.2% ±4.0 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,067 ±589	88.4% ±3.4 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,975 ±586	11.6% ±3.4 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,484
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,080 ±279	41.2% ±2.3 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	84 ±60 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,033 ±268	13.8% ±3.4 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,804 ±509	37.5% ±6.3 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	483 ±131	6.5% ±1.7 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,484
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,175 ±229	15.7% ±2.8 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,309 ±679	84.3% ±6.8 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,484
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,804 ±509	37.5% ±6.3 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,106 ±325	41.5% ±3.2 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	706 ±196	9.4% ±2.5 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	618 ±193	8.3% ±2.5 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	199 ±104 · low precision	2.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	7 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	44 ±46 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	14,819 ±678	87.0% ±4.0 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,223 ±679	13.0% ±4.0 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,373
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	14,186 ±604	86.6% ±3.4 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	1,481 ±554	9.0% ±3.4 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	99 ±80 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	91 ±72 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	154 ±148 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	135 ±103 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	10 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	144 ±116 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	73 ±92 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,658
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,308 ±433	9.6% ±3.2 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,152 ±524	23.1% ±3.7 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,476 ±383	18.1% ±2.7 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,377 ±309	10.1% ±2.2 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,103 ±523	22.7% ±3.7 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,242 ±325	16.4% ±2.3 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,977
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	14,596 ±484	86.0% ±2.8 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	736 ±292	4.3% ±1.7 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,002 ±341	5.9% ±2.0 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	627 ±244	3.7% ±1.4 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	16 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.1% of Vero Beach residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 91.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vero Beach	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.1% ±2.1 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.1% ±8.9 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.4% ±1.8 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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