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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Jensen Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 75 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 25, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Jensen Beach · Martin County · Florida · United States
+3.7 pp since 2014
Jensen Beach Martin County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Jensen Beach
16.7%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Jensen Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 16.7% · 2024
First value 12.0% · 2013
Highest 18.8% · 2021
Lowest 9.0% · 2019
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearJensen BeachChange Martin CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 16.7% −0.6 pp 11.3% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 17.2% +0.1 pp 11.4% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 17.1% −1.7 pp 10.5% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 18.8% +1.2 pp 10.5% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 17.6% +8.7 pp 10.3% 13.3% —
2019estimate 9.0% −1.6 pp 9.9% 14.0% —
2018estimate 10.6% −5.0 pp 10.5% 14.8% —
2017estimate 15.6% +0.6 pp 10.9% 15.5% —
2016estimate 15.0% +0.3 pp 11.8% 16.1% —
2015estimate 14.6% +1.7 pp 12.1% 16.5% —
2014estimate 13.0% +0.9 pp 12.0% 16.7% —
2013estimate 12.0% 13.0% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Chokoloskee 63.5%
2 Captiva 60.3%
3 Opa-locka 50.9%
4 Goulding 46.7%
5 Seville 43.7%
6 Immokalee 43.4%
7 Tice 42.6%
8 Florida City 41.2%
9 Chiefland 40.7%
10 Gladeview 40.4%
11 Belle Glade 39.1%
12 Fellsmere 38.8%
13 University 37.8%
14 Dover 37.6%
15 Canal Point 37.3%
16 Brownsville 36.7%
17 St Leo 36.4%
18 Fort Pierce 35.8%
19 Otter Creek 34.9%
20 South Bay 34.8%
21 Wewahitchka 33.9%
22 Mangonia Park 33.7%
23 De Leon Springs 33.6%
24 Naranja 32.9%
25 Beverly Hills 32.9%
…
150 Orange City 15.6%
151 Deltona 15.6%
152 Palm Bay 15.6%
153 Jensen Beach 15.6%
154 Hernando Beach 15.5%
155 Vero Beach 15.2%
156 Hollywood 15.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.