Hutchinson Island South vs Indian River Estates

A side-by-side comparison of Hutchinson Island South and Indian River Estates: population, income, housing, and more.

Hutchinson Island South and Indian River Estates are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Indian River Estates has the higher population (7,331 vs 4,350 in Hutchinson Island South). Hutchinson Island South has the higher median household income ($61,422 vs $54,563 in Indian River Estates). Hutchinson Island South has the higher median home value ($362,100 vs $238,000 in Indian River Estates).

Population, income & housing

	Hutchinson Island South	Indian River Estates
Population	4,350	7,331
Median age	72.0 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,422	$54,563
Median home value	$362,100	$238,000
Median gross rent	$1,818	$2,177
Housing units	6,690	3,178
Homeownership rate	90.5%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.3%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hutchinson Island South	Indian River Estates
Population	5,204 → 4,350 (-16.4%)	6,754 → 7,331 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$52,026 → $61,422 (+18.1%)	$44,413 → $54,563 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$269,200 → $362,100 (+34.5%)	$140,700 → $238,000 (+69.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,262 → $1,818 (+44.1%)	$1,443 → $2,177 (+50.9%)

Hutchinson Island South

Population

5,2044,350

Median household income

$52,026$61,422

Median home value

$269,200$362,100

Median gross rent

$1,262$1,818

Indian River Estates

Population

6,7547,331

Median household income

$44,413$54,563

Median home value

$140,700$238,000

Median gross rent

$1,443$2,177

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hutchinson Island South	Indian River Estates
Under 5	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	1.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	1.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	1.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	3.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	6.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	34.7%	12.9%
75 and over	37.0%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hutchinson Island South	Indian River Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	81.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hutchinson Island South	Indian River Estates
No high school diploma	5.3%	10.5%
High school graduate	25.0%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hutchinson Island South	Indian River Estates
Drove alone	74.2%	81.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	20.9%	4.4%
Other means	5.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hutchinson Island South	Indian River Estates
1-unit, detached	15.9%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	53.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Hutchinson Island South	Indian River Estates
Poverty rate	7.9%	21.8%
Average household size	1.64	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1987	1986