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Place dossier plate
SheetFL-VENICE-FL · Venice, FL 26,467 pop · income 55th pct
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 Venice
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Venice on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Leisure · lowest
48,640
Leisure · lowest
48,640 median HH income
31.3% of the leader · rank #1
Brighton · near
74,327
Brighton · near
74,327 median HH income
47.8% of the leader · rank #2
Canal Lewisvi… · near
74,327
Canal Lewisvi… · near
74,327 median HH income
47.8% of the leader · rank #3
Greenhills · near
74,337
Greenhills · near
74,337 median HH income
47.8% of the leader · rank #4
Wauseon · near
74,337
Wauseon · near
74,337 median HH income
47.8% of the leader · rank #5
Venice · this city
74,340
Venice · this city
74,340 median HH income
47.8% of the leader · rank #6
Keystone · highest
155,365
Keystone · highest
155,365 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Venice 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: 26,467.
Nationally, Venice sits in the 55th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
55th
percentile, household income
76th
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: Venice, FL
26,467 people live in Venice, Florida - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Venice report a median income of $74,340 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 4.9%. Home values in Venice run a median of $381,400, and the median resident age is 68.7 years. 44.3% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 29.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 984 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 98% from five years earlier. The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 73.7°F with 51.3 inches of precipitation per year.
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Florida at 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,526 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Florida's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). Commute times here average 19.1 minutes, with 65.9% driving alone and 23.9% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Venice'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 comparison shortlist to climate and hazard context to housing and income to population change to work and mobility to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Venice, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Venice?
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.
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Palm River-Clair Mel (26,719 residents, $62,976 income); Keystone (26,723 residents, $155,365 income); Lutz (26,731 residents, $114,516 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Owatonna, MN (26,462 residents); Auburn, NY (26,475 residents); Paramus, NJ (26,500 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.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 73.7°F, with 51.3 inches of precipitation. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Florida is 75.7 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
How far does income reach against housing in Venice?
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.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +4,873 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +19.0% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 984 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Venice?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 65.9%. The reported mean trip to work is 19.1 minutes.
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.
Drive alone
65.9%
Work from home
23.9%
Public transit
0.5%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 7,307 workers age 16+.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 9 public schools within the city match. 44.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
4.9%
Bachelor's degree+
44.3%
Matched public schools
9
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above median income · poverty 4.9% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
C-
City profile score · Venice, FL
54/100
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 B+
44.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate B-
4.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income C-
$74,340
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
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).
Venice profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 79/100 (B+) · 44.3%
Poverty rate: 66/100 (B-) · 4.9%
Household income: 54/100 (C-) · $74,340
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
How does Venice compare to other US cities?
Where Venice sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income55% higher than other cities
Home value76% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% 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 Venice 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 Venice near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Venice ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Venice only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#378 of 903
58th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#257 of 894
71st percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#634 of 930
31st percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#192 of 930
79th 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.
Gauge source note
55th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Venice's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$381,40024th percentilemore affordable than 24% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
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
Venice's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,105 of 15,516
More affordable than 16% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,686 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 5.1×, Venice sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,105 of 15,516 and #2,686 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
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
$74,340Venice, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Venice, 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 Venice, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)44.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)29.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
26,467
Median Income
$74,340
Median Home Value
$381,400
Median Age
68.7
Poverty Rate
4.9%
Labor force participation
29.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
44.3%
Climate
Avg Temperature
73.7°F
Annual Precipitation
51.3"
Annual Snowfall
0.0"
Schools
Total Schools
9
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Venice's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
25,604 residents
2021
26,302 residents
2022
27,398 residents
2023
28,345 residents
2024
29,866 residents
2025
30,477 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
984
housing units authorized
Single-Family
518
detached homes
Multifamily
466
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
37.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
498
168
330
$90.9M
2020
372
340
32
$87.6M
2021
823
701
122
$225.9M
2022
1,027
632
395
$254.7M
2023
1,748
441
1,307
$208.9M
2024
984
518
466
$123.6M
Permit volume increased 98% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
19.1 minutes
Drive Alone
65.9%
Carpool
6.4%
Public Transit
0.5%
Walk
0.7%
Work from Home
23.9%
Other
2.6%
Based on 7,307 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 Venice. 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 Venice 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 Venice sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Venice 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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, 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.