What is the median household income in Florida Ridge, FL?

Name: Income and affordability in Florida Ridge, FL, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Florida Ridge, FL is $66,625 (±$3,596) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,342 a month would take about $53,700 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Florida Ridge, the median household income went from $48,946 in 2015–2019 to $66,625 in 2020–2024 (+36.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $66,625 (±$3,596)
Median renter income: $58,794 (±$6,077)
Income to afford median rent: about $53,700

Income in Florida Ridge against Indian River County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Florida Ridge	Indian River County	Florida	United States
Median household income	$66,625 (±$3,596)	$73,491 (±$1,900)	$74,568 (±$284)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$58,794 (±$6,077)	$46,812 (±$3,587)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,049 (±$8,444)	$79,853 (±$3,631)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,342 (±$130)	$1,357 (±$58)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Florida Ridge, median household income is lower than in Indian River County ($73,491).

It is also lower than in Florida ($74,568).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Indian River County, Florida Ridge ranks 10 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 494 of 846.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Florida Ridge

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,342 a month ($16,104 a year) needs an income of about $53,700 a year.

The median renting household in Florida Ridge earns $58,794 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$48,946 (±$3,862)	$66,625 (±$3,596)	+36.1%	Up after inflation
Median gross rent	$1,089 (±$126)	$1,342 (±$130)	+23.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$141,200 (±$10,661)	$287,900 (±$28,779)	+103.9%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Florida Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Florida Ridge
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Florida Ridge	—	$66,625 (±$3,596)	—
Vero Beach South	2.9 mi	$73,420 (±$3,220)	Higher
Lakewood Park	3.1 mi	$64,023 (±$5,862)	Not measurably different
South Beach	3.1 mi	$193,594 (±$44,107)	Higher
Vero Beach	4.4 mi	$69,758 (±$6,028)	Not measurably different
St. Lucie Village	6.3 mi	$77,386 (±$42,081)	Not measurably different
Gifford	6.9 mi	$33,175 (±$7,135)	Lower
West Vero Corridor	7.0 mi	$61,927 (±$5,308)	Not measurably different
Fort Pierce North	7.6 mi	$40,228 (±$11,491)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gifford, FL ($33,175), Fort Pierce North, FL ($40,228).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Vero Beach South, FL ($73,420), South Beach, FL ($193,594).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Indian River County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
4	Wabasso Beach	$115,739 (±$50,233)
5	Winter Beach	$92,394 (±$25,500)
6	Vero Lake Estates	$83,199 (±$22,506)
7	Vero Beach South	$73,420 (±$3,220)
8	Vero Beach	$69,758 (±$6,028)
9	Sebastian	$69,409 (±$6,139)
10	Florida Ridge	$66,625 (±$3,596)
11	Roseland	$63,929 (±$33,284)
12	West Vero Corridor	$61,927 (±$5,308)
13	Wabasso	$59,006 (±$18,447)
14	Fellsmere	$55,893 (±$15,377)
15	Gifford	$33,175 (±$7,135)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Indian River County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Florida Ridge is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Florida Ridge

What is the median household income in Florida Ridge?

The median household income in Florida Ridge is $66,625 (±$3,596) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Florida Ridge?

About $53,700 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,342 a month.

Have incomes in Florida Ridge kept up with inflation?

In Florida Ridge, the median household income went from $48,946 in 2015–2019 to $66,625 in 2020–2024 (+36.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

What do renters earn in Florida Ridge?

The median renting household in Florida Ridge, FL earns $58,794 (±$6,077) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Florida Ridge CDP, Florida (place:23050, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.