Indian River County vs Sumter County

A side-by-side comparison of Indian River County and Sumter County: population, income, housing, and more.

Indian River County and Sumter County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Indian River County has the higher population (163,856 vs 137,536 in Sumter County). Sumter County has the higher median household income ($73,297 vs $71,049 in Indian River County). Sumter County has the higher median home value ($356,000 vs $314,700 in Indian River County).

Population, income & housing

	Indian River County	Sumter County
Population	163,856	137,536
Median age	55.0 yrs	68.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,049	$73,297
Median home value	$314,700	$356,000
Median gross rent	$1,284	$1,225
Housing units	85,093	80,371
Homeownership rate	79.3%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indian River County	Sumter County
Population	153,989 → 163,856 (+6.4%)	125,044 → 137,536 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$54,740 → $71,049 (+29.8%)	$57,226 → $73,297 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$202,300 → $314,700 (+55.6%)	$258,600 → $356,000 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$959 → $1,284 (+33.9%)	$914 → $1,225 (+34.0%)

Indian River County

Population

153,989163,856

Median household income

$54,740$71,049

Median home value

$202,300$314,700

Median gross rent

$959$1,284

Sumter County

Population

125,044137,536

Median household income

$57,226$73,297

Median home value

$258,600$356,000

Median gross rent

$914$1,225

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indian River County	Sumter County
Under 5	3.8%	1.8%
5 to 17	11.4%	5.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	2.9%
25 to 34	8.4%	5.6%
35 to 44	9.5%	6.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	6.5%
55 to 64	15.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	17.9%	30.8%
75 and over	16.2%	27.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indian River County	Sumter County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	84.1%
Black or African American	8.0%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indian River County	Sumter County
No high school diploma	8.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	27.7%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indian River County	Sumter County
Drove alone	74.0%	71.1%
Carpooled	10.4%	7.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	1.2%
Worked from home	11.8%	13.3%
Other means	1.9%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indian River County	Sumter County
1-unit, detached	66.1%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	6.8%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Indian River County	Sumter County
Poverty rate	11.4%	9.1%
Average household size	2.36	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1991	2005