Vero Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 17,096 people and 35 associated neighborhoods, Vero Beach is the 164th largest community in Florida. Housing costs in Vero Beach are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Florida.Vero Beach is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Vero Beach is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vero Beach who work in sales jobs (19.92%), management occupations (12.49%), and office and administrative support (9.21%). A relatively large number of people in Vero Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Vero Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Vero Beach spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.49 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small city, Vero Beach doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Vero Beach are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.70% of adults in Vero Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Vero Beach in 2022 was $51,610, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $206,440 for a family of four. However, Vero Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Vero Beach is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Vero Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vero Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vero Beach include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Vero Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
