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Bal Harbour, FL

Bal Harbour's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

3,021
Residents
$91,061
Median income
$1,277,200
Median home
$1,526
Median rent (state)
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Place dossier plate

Sheet FL-BAL-HARBOUR-FL · Bal Harbour, FL 3,021 pop · income 72nd pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-HIGH · COL-PAR · SAFE-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-TOP · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 3,021
  • INC-HIGH $91,061
  • COL-PAR 103.4
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-UPPER 72nd
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Seneca
  • HOME-TOP $1,277,200
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Seneca, IL (+ $4 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bal Harbour

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Bal Harbour on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Bal Harbour on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,021.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $91,061. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Bal Harbour - the verdict

Bal Harbour ranks in the 72nd percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.

72nd
percentile, household income
99th
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Bal Harbour, FL

Bal Harbour is a small town in Florida, home to 3,021 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Bal Harbour households earn a median of $91,061 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 13.2%. Home values in Bal Harbour run a median of $1,277,200, and the median resident age is 49.9 years. 67.1% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 49.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 0 residential building permits were authorized in Bal Harbour (No Permits), per Census BPS data.

Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,526 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Florida, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 75.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

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Useful questions to ask of Bal Harbour's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Bal Harbour, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, local building permits, annual population history. No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

1. Population change

Is Bal Harbour growing, shrinking, or holding steady?

Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.

Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -41 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 0 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.

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Question 2

Which cities make useful reference points for Bal Harbour?

Within Florida, the closest population matches are Harbor Bluffs (3,020 residents, $129,569 income); Malabar (3,017 residents, $123,345 income); Indialantic (3,033 residents, $90,991 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Greens Farms, CT (3,022 residents); Brownstown, IN (3,020 residents); Vivian, LA (3,020 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

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3. Work and mobility

What does the journey to work look like in Bal Harbour?

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 57.4%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

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Question 4

How far does income reach against housing in Bal Harbour?

The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 14.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 13.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.

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Population

3,021 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$91,061 /yr

Above median income · poverty 13.2% (Above-median poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

103.4 (US=100)

Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average

City profile score · Bal Harbour, FL

53/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Bachelor's+ share A+
67.1%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Household income B
$91,061

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Poverty rate F
13.2%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Cost of living F
103.4 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Bal Harbour profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Bachelor's+ share, Household income, Poverty rate, Cost of living. Bachelor's+ shareHousehold incomePoverty rateCost of living 53 C-
Bal Harbour profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Bachelor's+ share: 96/100 (A+) · 67.1%
  • Household income: 70/100 (B) · $91,061
  • Poverty rate: 27/100 (F) · 13.2%
  • Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index

How does Bal Harbour compare to other US cities?

Here's how Bal Harbour stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 72% higher than other cities
Home value 99% pricier than other cities
Median rent 73% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Bal Harbour against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Florida-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Bal Harbour near the bottom of Florida's cities

Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Bal Harbour ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Bal Harbour only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#213 of 903
76th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#12 of 894
99th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#243 of 930
73rd percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#27 of 930
97th percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

72ndIncome percentile
Gauge source note

72nd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Bal Harbour's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$1,277,200 1st percentile more affordable than 1% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). This entry sits in this band. Bal Harbour $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Bal Harbour's home-value-to-income ratio: 14.0×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#15,483 of 15,516
More affordable than 0% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#11,299 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 14.0×, Bal Harbour sits in the pressured band: national rank #15,483 of 15,516 and #11,299 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$91,061 Bal Harbour, FL median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Bal Harbour, FL Bal Harbour, FL's median household income ($91,061) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Bal Harbour, FL-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Bal Harbour, FL median $91,061/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Bal Harbour, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Bal Harbour, FL.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 67.1%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 13.2%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 49.0%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
3,021
Median Income
$91,061
Median Home Value
$1,277,200
Median Age
49.9
Poverty Rate
13.2%
Labor force participation
49.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
67.1%

Population Change

PEP vintage

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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3,000 residents3,050 residents3,100 residents 202020212022202320242025 3,077 residents 3,036 residents ▼ -1.3%
Bal Harbour's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.
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Period Population
2020 3,077 residents
2021 3,018 residents
2022 3,055 residents
2023 3,090 residents
2024 3,076 residents
2025 3,036 residents

Housing Supply

BPS source

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

Total Permits (2024)
0
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
57.4%
Carpool
14.7%
Public Transit
1.0%
Walk
4.4%
Work from Home
20.7%
Other
1.8%

Based on 1,234 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).

These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Bal Harbour. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Bal Harbour is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Bal Harbour sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Bal Harbour compares to similar-size Florida cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Bal Harbour (this city) 3,021 $91,061
Harbor Bluffs 3,020 $129,569
Malabar 3,017 $123,345
Indialantic 3,033 $90,991
Census BPS 2024
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES. Joins use OMB Bulletin 23-01 / FIPS keys.

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