Housing data for Winter Beach, FL

Winter Beach, FL has an estimated 4,985 residents and 1,787 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Indian River County.

5.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,295 a month.

Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+94.0%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
4,985 (±1,301)
Housing units
1,787 (±277)
Households that rent
5.6%
Median gross rent
$2,295
Residents since 2015–2019
+94.0%

What stands out in Winter Beach

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±5.0 points) in Winter Beach, lower than in Indian River County (16.9%).

Households that rent: 5.6% (±4.2 points) in Winter Beach, lower than in Indian River County (19.9%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 41.6% (±11.2 points) in Winter Beach, higher than in Indian River County (23.1%).

Homes built before 1980: 7.8% (±4.7 points) in Winter Beach, lower than in Indian River County (25.7%).

Housing in Winter Beach at a glance

  • Median rent: $2,295 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 5.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $92,394 median household income
  • Home values: $472,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $2,208 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,556 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 89.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 7.8% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 94.6% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 21.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +94.0% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 41.6% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 4.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Winter Beach against Indian River County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Winter BeachIndian River CountyFloridaUnited States
Residents4,985 (±1,301)166,936 (exact)22,416,077 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,787 (±277)86,440 (±107)10,256,470 (±942)143,775,355
Households that rent5.6% (±4.2 points)19.9% (±1.1 points)32.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$2,295 (±$1,276)$1,357 (±$58)$1,669 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$92,394 (±$25,500)$73,491 (±$1,900)$74,568 (±$284)$80,734
Median home value$472,200 (±$29,225)$351,500 (±$7,643)$359,000 (±$930)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,556 (±$362)$2,436 (±$93)$2,730 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 19807.8% (±4.7 points)25.7% (±1.4 points)33.9% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute21.9 minutes (±3.4)23.8 minutes (±1.0)28.0 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband95.9% (±3.3 points)89.9% (±1.2 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents57.6 years (±6.8)55.3 years (±0.2)42.6 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Winter Beach covers 6.9 square miles of land, about 725 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Winter Beach has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents2,570 (±508)4,985 (±1,301)+94.0%Measurable increase
Housing units1,258 (±161)1,787 (±277)+42.1%Measurable increase
Median gross rent$1,185 (±$621)$2,295 (±$1,276)+93.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$314,400 (±$26,583)$472,200 (±$29,225)+50.2%Up after inflation
Median household income$80,962 (±$7,235)$92,394 (±$25,500)+14.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,597 (±$130)$2,208 (±$163)+38.3%Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,544 (±$269)$3,556 (±$362)+39.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent8.9% (±6.4 points)5.6% (±4.2 points)−3.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate59.2% (±38.9 points)0.0% (±38.5 points)−59.2 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease

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.

Crime reported to police in Indian River County

Winter Beach has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Indian River County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Indian River County recorded 167 violent and 800 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Winter Beach

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
3296717%27,240$1,302$423,500$78,058

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Winter Beach

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Indian River Shores2.6 mi$2,185$1,132,0002.4%
Wabasso2.7 mi—$401,40026.5%
Gifford2.7 mi$892$236,00048.8%
Wabasso Beach3.1 mi—$654,1001.9%
Orchid3.9 mi—$2,000,000 or more0.0%
Vero Beach5.0 mi$1,221$391,90035.6%
Sebastian5.7 mi$1,451$317,00014.8%
West Vero Corridor6.6 mi$1,706$216,40027.3%

Places in Florida most like Winter Beach

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Vero Lake Estates$2,094$328,200$83,19912.1%
Plantation (community)$1,875$417,700$78,4049.8%
Lake Belvedere Estates$2,105$382,300$76,03612.2%
Verona Walk$2,335$598,000$66,41113.6%
Citrus Hills$1,527$436,600$85,8378.1%
Osprey$2,196$750,000$103,51613.4%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Florida.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Winter Beach, fiscal year 2027

Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,171$1,179$1,542$1,882$2,577

HUD income limits for Winter Beach, fiscal year 2026

Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,500$35,800$57,300
2 people$24,600$40,900$65,450
3 people$27,650$46,000$73,650
4 people$33,000$51,150$81,800
5 people$38,680$55,250$88,350
6 people$44,360$59,300$94,900
7 people$50,040$63,450$101,450
8 people$55,720$67,500$108,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $105,200.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Winter Beach 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 Winter Beach

What is the median household income in Winter Beach?

The median household income in Winter Beach is $92,394 (±$25,500) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Winter Beach, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $472,200 (±$29,225) for owner-occupied homes in Winter Beach (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Winter Beach?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Winter Beach, FL is $2,208 (±$163) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Winter Beach?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Winter Beach, FL is $3,556 (±$362) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Winter Beach?

Winter Beach, FL has an estimated 1,787 (±277) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common way to heat a home in Winter Beach?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Winter Beach, used by 94.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Winter Beach growing?

In Winter Beach, the number of residents went from 2,570 in 2015–2019 to 4,985 in 2020–2024 (+94.0%), a measurable increase.

What ZIP codes are in Winter Beach?

The ZIP code that covers Winter Beach is 32967.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 32967?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 32967 is $1,302 (±$136) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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) for Winter Beach CDP, Florida (place:78225, in state:12).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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