Hobe Sound is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 13,163 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hobe Sound is the 184th largest community in Florida.

Hobe Sound home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Hobe Sound real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Hobe Sound is also a town of artists. Hobe Sound has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hobe Sound’s character.

Also of interest is that Hobe Sound has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.04% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Hobe Sound 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Being a small town, Hobe Sound does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Hobe Sound citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.83% of adults in Hobe Sound have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Hobe Sound in 2022 was $42,521, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,084 for a family of four. However, Hobe Sound contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hobe Sound is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hobe Sound home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hobe Sound residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hobe Sound also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.42% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hobe Sound include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Hobe Sound is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.