Indian River County, FL

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
Designated Market Area: West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, FL
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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Tracts in Indian River County, FL

2024 population: 172,139 ( 12,350 from 2020)
Land area: 502.8 square miles
Population density: 342.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	125,373	72.83%	5.0%
Black:	14,932	8.67%	4.0%
Indian:	397	0.23%	4.7%
Asian:	3,241	1.88%	23.0%
2+ races:	2,778	1.61%	24.9%
Hispanic:	25,418	14.77%	22.1%

Total non-White:	46,766	27.17%	15.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,189	8.1
Deaths:	10,991	17.2
Net Migration:	15,514	24.3
Net Immigration:	2,714	4.2

Change in White population:	5,998	3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,352	4.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
159,789
119,375	74.71%
14,353	8.98%
379	0.24%
2,636	1.65%
2,225	1.39%
20,821	13.03%
40,414	25.29%

2010
138,028
106,780	77.36%
12,074	8.75%
277	0.20%
1,695	1.23%
1,548	1.12%
15,465	11.20%
31,248	22.64%

2000
112,947
94,250	83.45%
9,143	8.09%
229	0.20%
856	0.76%
1,006	0.89%
7,381	6.53%
18,697	16.55%

1990
90,208
78,923	87.49%
7,586	8.41%
228	0.25%
731	0.81%
n/a
2,740	3.04%
11,285	12.51%

1980
59,896
50,521	84.35%
7,691	12.84%
91	0.15%
182	0.30%
n/a
1,342	2.24%
9,375	15.65%

1970
35,992
28,894	80.28%
6,562	18.23%
34	0.09%
26	0.07%
n/a
456	1.27%
7,098	19.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
11,703	8.5
17,963	13.0
25,649	18.6
2,343	1.7

12,595	9.1
9,166	6.6

Number	Rate
2000's
11,821	10.5
15,670	13.9
23,823	21.1
2,714	2.4

12,530	11.1
12,551	11.1

Number	Rate
1990's
10,188	11.3
12,883	14.3
11,852	13.1
1,352	1.5

15,327	17.0
7,412	8.2

Number	Rate
1980's
9,204	15.4
8,737	14.6
29,239	48.8
n/a

28,402	47.4
1,910	3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
22,649	62.9
n/a

21,627	60.1
2,277	6.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Indian River County, FL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
54.8
24,668	7.4%
307,260	92.6%
54,589	16.4%

65,735
2.42

41,027	62.4%
33,085	80.6%
2,712	6.6%
24,708	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
49.1
25,952	18.8%
112,076	81.2%
37,504	27.2%

60,176
2.26

38,682	64.3%
30,453	78.7%
3,176	8.2%
21,494	35.7%

2000
Number	Percent
47.0
21,639	19.2%
91,308	80.8%
33,024	29.2%

49,196
2.25

32,901	66.9%
27,107	82.4%
2,460	7.5%
16,295	33.1%

1990
Number	Percent
43.8
17,505	19.4%
72,703	80.6%
24,591	27.3%

38,115
2.33

27,286	71.6%
23,587	86.4%
1,449	5.3%
10,829	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
39.6
13,832	23.1%
46,064	76.9%
12,224	20.4%

23,365
2.49

17,413	74.5%
15,008	86.2%
970	5.6%
5,952	25.5%

2022 Housing Data for Indian River County, FL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,179	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,287	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,086	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,962	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,923	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,315	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,015	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,270	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,459	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,811	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,266	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,600	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,445	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,995	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,160	7.8%
$200,000 or more	5,962	9.1%

Median Household Income	67,543
Per Capita Income	44,102

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,442	5.2%
Public Assistance	1,472	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,555	8.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	46,137	64.7%
Unemployed	3,270	4.6%
In Armed Forces	526	0.7%

Total Labor Force	49,933	70.0%
Not in Labor Force	21,403	30.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,492	20,446	52.4%
Non-Profit	1,805	2,963	37.9%
Self-Employed	4,720	3,936	54.5%

Local Government	1,567	2,751	36.3%
State Government	786	744	51.4%
Federal Government	440	393	52.8%

Total Private + Self	27,212	24,382	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,598	6,851	40.2%
Total	31,810	31,233	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,299	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,650	24.8%
Professional, Technical	14,031	22.2%
Service Occupations	12,279	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	642	1.0%
All others	11,878	18.8%

White Collar		61.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,446	15.0%
Retail trade	8,530	13.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,631	8.9%
Construction	5,155	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	4,925	7.8%
Educational services	4,277	6.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,578	5.7%
Other services	3,207	5.1%
Finance and insurance	2,717	4.3%
Manufacturing	2,577	4.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,507	4.0%
Public administration	2,372	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,304	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,160	3.4%
Wholesale trade	1,344	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,189	1.9%
Information	741	1.2%
Utilities	363	0.6%
Management	114	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,314	4.54%
Puerto Rican	4,020	2.50%
Cuban	2,932	1.82%
Dominican	166	0.10%

Total Central American	1,299	0.81%
Costa Rican	84	0.05%
Guatemalan	250	0.16%
Honduran	368	0.23%
Nicaraguan	263	0.16%
Panamanian	170	0.11%
Salvadoran	164	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4,233	2.63%
Argentinean	590	0.37%
Bolivian	5	0.00%
Chilean	101	0.06%
Colombian	1,540	0.96%
Ecuadorian	214	0.13%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	464	0.29%
Uruguayan	64	0.04%
Venezuelan	1,126	0.70%
Other South American	129	0.08%

Other Hispanic	1,276	0.79%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	713	0.44%
Indian	514	0.32%
Chinese	384	0.24%
Filipino	250	0.16%
Japanese	193	0.12%
Thai	123	0.08%
Burmese	92	0.06%
Hmong	83	0.05%
Korean	34	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	133,234	86.1%
Spanish	14,866	9.6%
Other Indo-European	1,853	1.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,591	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	768	0.5%
German, other Germanic	569	0.4%
Other Asian	542	0.4%
Vietnamese	436	0.3%
Other	277	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	24,487	15.2%
German	21,884	13.6%
Irish	21,830	13.6%
Italian	14,727	9.1%
American	12,460	7.7%
Polish	5,040	3.1%
French	4,992	3.1%
Scottish	4,439	2.8%
European	4,358	2.7%
Swedish	2,678	1.7%
Dutch	1,725	1.1%
Norwegian	1,653	1.0%
French Canadian	1,612	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,605	1.0%
Russian	1,578	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	154,884	96.2%
Not a citizen	6,102	3.8%

Native	144,512	89.8%
Foreign-born	16,474	10.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,737	3.0%	7,048	5.6%	33,615	26.7%	40,324	32.0%	25,090	19.9%	16,124	12.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,737	3.0%
9-12 Years	7,048	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,615	26.7%
Some College	40,324	32.0%
Bach. Degree	25,090	19.9%
Grad Degree	16,124	12.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	41,486	36,636	4,850	11.7%	6.2%
1991	40,447	35,186	5,261	13.0%	7.6%
1992	40,155	34,603	5,552	13.8%	8.4%
1993	40,196	35,489	4,707	11.7%	7.4%
1994	41,324	36,823	4,501	10.9%	6.5%
1995	42,909	38,681	4,228	9.9%	5.6%
1996	44,220	40,049	4,171	9.4%	5.3%
1997	45,701	41,767	3,934	8.6%	4.9%
1998	47,567	43,569	3,998	8.4%	4.4%
1999	47,430	43,649	3,781	8.0%	3.9%

2000	51,517	48,860	2,657	5.2%	3.8%
2001	53,035	49,955	3,080	5.8%	4.4%
2002	53,626	50,094	3,532	6.6%	4.9%
2003	55,477	52,130	3,347	6.0%	4.5%
2004	55,430	52,264	3,166	5.7%	3.8%
2005	58,884	56,691	2,193	3.7%	2.9%
2006	61,098	59,169	1,929	3.2%	2.5%
2007	62,191	59,292	2,899	4.7%	3.3%
2008	62,413	57,741	4,672	7.5%	5.7%
2009	61,483	54,107	7,376	12.0%	9.6%

2010	60,783	52,594	8,189	13.5%	10.8%
2011	61,573	53,791	7,782	12.6%	10.0%
2012	61,660	54,700	6,960	11.3%	8.6%
2013	61,401	55,238	6,163	10.0%	7.5%
2014	61,680	56,676	5,004	8.1%	6.4%
2015	61,460	57,212	4,248	6.9%	5.5%
2016	62,394	58,604	3,790	6.1%	4.9%
2017	63,889	60,640	3,249	5.1%	4.2%
2018	64,901	62,044	2,857	4.4%	3.6%
2019	65,635	62,985	2,650	4.0%	3.3%

2020	64,233	59,482	4,751	7.4%	7.7%
2021	65,660	62,520	3,140	4.8%	4.6%
2022	67,947	65,644	2,303	3.4%	2.9%
2023	69,755	67,295	2,460	3.5%	2.9%
2024	67,937	65,177	2,760	4.1%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	83,801
Median Value	$284,400

Occupied	65,735	78.4%
Vacant	18,066	21.6%

Owned	52,704	80.2%
Rented	13,031	19.8%
Median Rent	$1,183

Single-Family Units	58,719	70.1%
Detached	54,808	65.4%
Attached	3,911	4.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	15,198	18.1%
Mobile Homes	5,953	7.1%

Indian River County, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Indian River County, FL

2022 Housing Data for Indian River County, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Indian River County, FL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Indian River County, FL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Indian River County, FL

Historical Labor Force Data for Indian River County, FL