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Indian River County

Florida · 172,799 residents (2025 est.) · 503 sq mi
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Indian River County is a county of 166,936 people in Florida. At a median age of 55.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 8% of US counties for household income. The population is up 48% since 2000. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The median household earns $73,491, about 11% below the national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 111%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
166,936
+48%since 2000
from 112,947 in 2000
172,799 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
332 / sq mi
+27%since 2009
from 262 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
55.3
+18%since 2000
from 47.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
503 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
83K106K129K152K175K19902000201020202024Indian River County
2024167K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.8%(6,376)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94%(6,677)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.4%(7,417)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.4%(7,425)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.3%(7,239)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 348.7%(14,574)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 449.5%(15,921)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.3%(17,221)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.5%(25,915)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7418.1%(30,251)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8411.9%(19,836)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over4.8%(8,084)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$73,491
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,635 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$48,370
+78%since 2000
from $27,227 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.9%
+21.3 ptssince 2009
from 27.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 9.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.498
−2%since 2010
from 0.511 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$351,500
+111%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $91,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,357
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $615 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
80.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 77.6% in 2000
19.9% rent
Vacancy rate
18.1%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 21.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.33 people
+6%since 2009
from 2.19 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.7%
−9.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.1%
−7.4 ptssince 2009
from 58.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.8
+10%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.4%(94,250)
Black8.1%(9,143)
Hispanic / Latino6.5%(7,381)
Asian0.7%(828)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic72.5%(120,959)
Black7.7%(12,900)
Hispanic / Latino13.9%(23,133)
Asian1.5%(2,494)
Other4.5%(7,450)
Diversity Score
56
+29%since 2009
from 43 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
36
−10%since 2020
from 40 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5%(8,294)
Puerto Rican2.7%(4,466)
South American2.6%(4,328)
Cuban1.7%(2,761)
Colombian1.1%(1,846)
Central American0.8%(1,378)
Argentine0.5%(803)
Venezuelan0.4%(675)
Nicaraguan0.4%(645)
Ecuadorian0.3%(458)
Dominican0.3%(436)
Peruvian0.2%(310)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(310)
Guatemalan0.2%(303)
Honduran0.1%(240)
Costa Rican0.1%(89)
Uruguayan0%(55)
Chilean0%(40)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.4%(699)
Asian Indian0.4%(631)
Chinese0.2%(303)
Filipino0.2%(254)
Japanese0.1%(148)
Thai0.1%(144)
Cambodian0.1%(102)
Hmong0.1%(85)
Nepalese0%(42)
Burmese0%(41)
Pakistani0%(36)
Korean0%(31)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(21)
Ancestry
English15.1%(25,156)
German14%(23,429)
Irish14%(23,348)
Italian9.2%(15,325)
American8%(13,321)
Polish3.7%(6,232)
Scottish2.9%(4,829)
French2.6%(4,414)
West Indian1.5%(2,519)
Swedish1.4%(2,419)
Russian1.1%(1,799)
Norwegian1.1%(1,756)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1%(1,710)
French Canadian0.9%(1,550)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(1,515)
British0.6%(1,000)
Hungarian0.6%(931)
Welsh0.6%(931)
Jamaican0.6%(922)
Portuguese0.5%(899)
Haitian0.5%(819)
Greek0.4%(621)
Czech0.4%(603)
Ukrainian0.3%(576)
Brazilian0.3%(515)
Austrian0.3%(503)
Slovak0.3%(477)
Swiss0.3%(441)
Canadian0.3%(424)
Arab0.2%(399)
Lithuanian0.2%(351)
Danish0.2%(279)
Finnish0.1%(224)
Belgian0.1%(187)
Slovene0.1%(185)
Lebanese0.1%(179)
Romanian0.1%(156)
Croatian0.1%(144)
Guyanese0.1%(118)
Iranian0.1%(96)
Egyptian0.1%(85)
Israeli0%(80)
Nigerian0%(79)
Turkish0%(74)
Armenian0%(62)
Barbadian0%(41)
Serbian0%(38)
Latvian0%(34)
Syrian0%(32)
Iraqi0%(12)
Bulgarian0%(11)
Somali0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.8%
+10.7 ptssince 2000
from 23.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.0%
+10.4 ptssince 2000
from 81.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.0%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.8 min
+86%since 2000
from 12.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.1%
−11.7 ptssince 2009
from 83.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.6%
+9.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−7.9 ptssince 2011
from 12.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
48.6%
−5.7 ptssince 2011
from 54.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.8%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 67.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.0%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 30.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
10.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.6%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2012
from 14.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.0%
−10.3 ptssince 2013
from 20.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.9%
+11.4 ptssince 2017
from 78.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+5.6 ptssince 2020
from 90.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 87.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2016
from 86.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 9.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married26.7%(18,780)
Married57.4%(40,419)
Widowed4.1%(2,886)
Divorced11.8%(8,307)
Women 15+
Never married21.7%(16,499)
Married50.4%(38,329)
Widowed13.2%(10,055)
Divorced14.7%(11,191)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.0%
−10.3 ptssince 2013
from 20.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 41.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
22.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 22.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
36.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 34.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 16.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 4.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 61.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 49.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.9%(1,469)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(1,988)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.4%(5,864)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.3%(1,122)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(209)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,526 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Indian River County, Florida?

Indian River County, Florida has about 166,936 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Indian River County, Florida?

The typical household in Indian River County, Florida earns about $73,491 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Indian River County, Florida expensive?

In Indian River County, Florida, the median home is worth about $351,500, and the typical rent is about $1,357 a month.

How educated are people in Indian River County, Florida?

About 33.8% of adults age 25 and over in Indian River County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Indian River County, Florida?

About 11.1% of people in Indian River County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Indian River County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Indian River County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 76,728 residents, a change of about 85 percent over that period.

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