Vero Beach South is a census-designated place (CDP) in Indian River County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Vero Beach South had a population of 28,020. It is part of the Sebastian–Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, this unincorporated area in Indian River County has a total area of 10.9 square miles (28.2 km), of which 10.3 square miles (26.8 km) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.5 km) (5.23%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Vero Beach South had a population of 28,020. The median age was 50.5 years. 17.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 28.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.5 males age 18 and over.
There were 12,141 households in Vero Beach South, of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.2% were married-couple households, 16.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 22,262 || 79.5%
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| Black or African American || 1,461 || 5.2%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 83 || 0.3%
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| Asian || 564 || 2.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 8 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 1,050 || 3.7%
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| Two or more races || 2,592 || 9.3%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 3,367 || 12.0%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census