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.

A relatively large number of people in Hobe Sound telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.04% 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.

One of the nice things about Hobe Sound is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Hobe Sound doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Hobe Sound is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.83% of adults in Hobe Sound have a college degree.

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.