South Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) on North Hutchinson Island in Indian River County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Beach had a population of 3,703. It is ranked tenth in Florida locations by per capita income as of 2010.
South Beach is part of the Sebastian–Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
South Beach is located in southeastern Indian River County on Orchid Island. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the border between Indian River and St Lucie counties, on the west by the Indian River Lagoon, and on the north by the Vero Beach city limits.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 60.31%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, South Beach had a population of 3,703. The median age was 64.9 years. 11.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 49.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.3 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,749 households in South Beach, of which 13.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 66.1% were married-couple households, 9.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.