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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Florida Ridge

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 175 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Florida Ridge · Indian River County · Florida · United States
−3.2 pp since 2014
Florida Ridge Indian River County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Florida Ridge
11.3%
Florida
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Florida Ridge · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 11.3% · 2024
First value 15.6% · 2013
Highest 15.6% · 2013
Lowest 9.2% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFlorida RidgeChange Indian River CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 11.3% +0.8 pp 11.1% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 10.5% −0.9 pp 11.4% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 11.3% +0.8 pp 11.4% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 10.5% +0.2 pp 10.7% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 10.3% −0.4 pp 10.3% 13.3% —
2019estimate 10.7% +0.6 pp 11.4% 14.0% —
2018estimate 10.1% −0.3 pp 12.2% 14.8% —
2017estimate 10.4% +1.2 pp 12.7% 15.5% —
2016estimate 9.2% −5.4 pp 14.1% 16.1% —
2015estimate 14.6% +0.1 pp 14.4% 16.5% —
2014estimate 14.4% −1.1 pp 15.4% 16.7% —
2013estimate 15.6% 15.1% 16.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 59.4%
2 Masaryktown 43.3%
3 Goodland 42.4%
4 St Leo 41.3%
5 Opa-locka 40.4%
6 Belle Glade 40.2%
7 Brownsville 38.0%
8 Pahokee 37.6%
9 Wimauma 37.1%
10 University 35.9%
11 Gladeview 35.3%
12 Crystal Springs 34.4%
13 Yankeetown 33.3%
14 Chiefland 32.9%
15 Goulding 32.4%
16 Perry 32.2%
17 Dover 32.1%
18 Panacea 31.9%
19 Immokalee 31.7%
20 Florida City 31.1%
21 Mangonia Park 31.0%
22 Holly Hill 29.6%
23 Fort Pierce 28.6%
24 Jay 28.4%
25 Carrabelle 28.2%
…
220 Pembroke Pines 10.4%
221 New Smyrna Beach 10.4%
222 Bellview 10.4%
223 Florida Ridge 10.3%
224 Sunset 10.2%
225 Hutchinson Island South 10.2%
226 Tavernier 10.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.