Living in Hobe Sound

In Hobe Sound, unemployment is 6.4% (2024).

Hobe Sound had a population of 13,163 at the end of 2020. Hobe Sound registered an unemployment rate of 6.4% at the end of 2024. Hobe Sound was home to 981 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population13,163people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary2,365EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,043EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate6.4%country median 4.6% — 40% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.31µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 76% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 72% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Hobe Sound?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,246 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,043 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Hobe Sound a good place to live?

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Remote worker27%strong on work, weak on safety · range 17–37%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Student37%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 26–48%

Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–62%

Retirement37%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 24–50%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

7.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 981 of 13,163 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Hobe Sound is 6.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Hobe Sound 6.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,365 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.4 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Hobe Sound?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,246
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hobe Sound. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hobe Sound. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	295.8 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hobe Sound when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Hobe Sound's nearest airport was PBI, 42 km away and offered 23 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	23 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	42 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PBI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hobe Sound. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Hobe Sound.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 6.3 µg/m³. Hobe Sound's monthly mean temperatures were 17.6°C in January and 27.6°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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25°13°

26°14°

28°16°

30°20°

32°22°

32°23°

33°23°

31°22°

30°20°

26°17°

24°14°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

146

243

178

229

233

128

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Hobe Sound is 6.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Hobe Sound 6.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.31 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 23.17 · Feb 24.56 · Mar 25.83 · Apr 28.39 · May 29.94 · Jun 31.61 · Jul 32.39 · Aug 32.67 · Sep 31.39 · Oct 29.61 · Nov 26.22 · Dec 24.33 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12 · Feb 12.67 · Mar 14.33 · Apr 16.44 · May 19.5 · Jun 21.94 · Jul 22.72 · Aug 23.28 · Sep 22.44 · Oct 20.17 · Nov 16.67 · Dec 13.72 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 17.61 · Feb 18.61 · Mar 20.11 · Apr 22.39 · May 24.72 · Jun 26.78 · Jul 27.56 · Aug 27.94 · Sep 26.94 · Oct 24.89 · Nov 21.44 · Dec 19 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 80.52 · Feb 57.66 · Mar 100.3 · Apr 72.9 · May 145.5 · Jun 242.8 · Jul 177.8 · Aug 229.4 · Sep 232.9 · Oct 128.3 · Nov 87.38 · Dec 74.17 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	19.3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.23 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Houston ±2.4 °C. Elsewhere: Ginowan (Japan) ±2.7 °C, Okinawa (Japan) ±2.7 °C, Urasoe (Japan) ±2.7 °C, Chikushino-shi (Japan) ±5.9 °C, Chikushino (Japan) ±5.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Hobe Sound covered an area of 18.4 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Hobe Sound stood at 750.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	18.41 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	7.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	981 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	750.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	13,163 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Hobe Sound

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Hutchinson Island South as a Hobe Sound alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €4,394 Hutchinson Island South vs €2,365 Hobe Sound+86%
Unemployment: 3.9% Hutchinson Island South vs 6.4% Hobe Sound−39%
Foreign residents: 10.5% Hutchinson Island South vs 7.1% Hobe Sound+48%
Residents: 4,988 Hutchinson Island South vs 13,163 Hobe Sound−62%
Annual PM2.5: 6.3 µg/m³ Hutchinson Island South vs 6.3 µg/m³ Hobe Soundsame level

Full comparison More about Hutchinson Island South

North Bethesda as a Hobe Sound alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1359 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,365 Hobe Sound+159%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 7.1% Hobe Sound+380%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 13,163 Hobe Sound+281%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 6.4% Hobe Sound−43%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.3 µg/m³ Hobe Sound−7%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Hobe Sound

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Port Salerno 9.0 km away

Rent: 1,330 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,037 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Palm City 17.1 km away

Rent: 1,860 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,296 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Jensen Beach 19.7 km away

Rent: 1,171 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,414 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Hutchinson Island South 24.6 km away

Rent: 1,301 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,394 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Hobe Sound, nearest in population first.

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Lakeland South13,169 residents Pottsville13,170 residents Enumclaw13,172 residents Suamico13,153 residents Carnot-Moon13,151 residents Los Alamos13,179 residents

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Is Hobe Sound part of Port St. Lucie?

Hobe Sound is in the published commuting zone of Port St. Lucie; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Port St. Lucie city profile

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Hobe Sound?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Hobe Sound?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.31 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Hobe Sound?

The published population is 13,163 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Hobe Sound?

981 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Hobe Sound a good place to live?

Hobe Sound may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Hobe Sound part of Port St. Lucie?

Hobe Sound is in the published commuting zone of Port St. Lucie; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Hobe Sound?

Port Salerno, Tequesta, Palm City, Jupiter, Stuart are near Hobe Sound. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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