It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its mail is delivered from Jensen Beach 34957 in nearby Martin County.

The Jensen Beach post office has a postal contract substation known as Hutchinson Beach located at 11007 South Ocean Drive, but it offers only post office boxes and counter services.

There were 5,889 housing units at an average density of 1,305.3 per square mile (504.0/km2).

34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.