Hobe Sound, Florida

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Coordinates: 27°04′36″N, 80°08′31″W
Hobe Sound, Florida
Location in Martin County
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Martin County
Area
- City	14.8 km² (5.7 sq mi)
- Land	14.1 km² (5.5 sq mi)
- Water	0.7 km² (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population
- City (2000)	11,376
- Density	804.5/km² (2,082.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Sunset from the Intracoastal Waterway in Hobe Sound, Florida.

Hobe Sound redirects here. It is also a waterway that makes up a portion of the Indian River Lagoon system, from St. Lucie Inlet to Jupiter Inlet.

Hobe Sound is a census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,376 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography and Climate
2 Demographics
3 Transportation
- 3.1 Mass transit
- 3.2 Railroads
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] Geography and Climate

Hobe Sound is located at 27°4′36″N, 80°8′31″W (27.076737, -80.142076)^GR1.

Hobe Sound is an exurban area in southern Martin County near the Atlantic Ocean. It stretches along the coast between Port Salerno and Jonathan Dickinson State Park but does not include Jupiter Island. Its western border is not clearly defined though most development drops off only a few miles inland at Powerline Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hobe Sound has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.8 km²)— 5.5 square miles (14.1 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (4.71%) is water.

Hobe Sound enjoys a subtropical climate with high temperatures ranging from the middle 40s in the winter to the 90s in the summer.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 11,376 people, 5,176 households, and 3,266 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,082.8 persons per square mile (804.5/km²). There were 6,042 housing units at an average density of 1,106.2 houses per square mile (427.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.98% White, 5.79% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.22% of the population.

There were 5,176 households out of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.66.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 33.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,541, and the median income for a family was $45,412. Males had a median income of $36,943 versus $27,773 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,603. About 3.7% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Transportation

Travel in Hobe Sound is predominantly done by private automobile. There are no interstate highways in Hobe Sound. The nearest, Interstate 95, is 7 miles (11 km) west. Hobe Sound is dominated by US-1, a four- and six-lane arterial road that runs from north to south. Other important throughways include A1A (locally known as Dixie Highway), Bridge Road, and Osprey Street. US-1 arguably represents the central business district though some commercial activity occurs on Dixe Highway (A1A) near Bridge Road.

[edit] Mass transit

As in most of Florida, only a very limited public transport system exists in Hobe Sound. No fixed-route services exist in Hobe Sound. The Community Coach, a service of the Council on Aging of Martin County, is the public transportation service for Martin County. It operates a curb-to-curb, advance reservation, shared ride service and also operates fixed-route services in other parts of the county. All residents can use Community Coach at a cost of $1 per trip.

[edit] Railroads

The Florida East Coast Railway runs through Hobe Sound parallel to A1A. At-grade crossings can be found at (from north to south) A1A, Osprey Street, Crossrip Street, Pettway Street, Bridge Road, and Gleason Street.

[edit] Education

The Hobe Sound Bible College is the only place of higher education in Hobe Sound. Publicly run schools include Hobe Sound Elementary and Seawind Elementary Schools. Residents of Hobe Sound attend Murray Middle School and South Fork High School.