Indian River County, Florida

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 163,856
Median household income: $71,049
Median home value: $314,700

Indian River County, Florida counts 163,856 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. At $71,049, its median household income sits in line with Florida's $71,711.

Between 2019 and 2023, Indian River County's population grew 6.4% from 153,989 to 163,856, while its median household income rose 29.8% from $54,740 to $71,049.

The median resident is 55.0 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 163,856
Median age: 55.0 yrs
Median household income: $71,049
Median home value: $314,700
Median gross rent: $1,284
Housing units: 85,093
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

153,989163,856

Median household income

$54,740$71,049

Median home value

$202,300$314,700

Median gross rent

$959$1,284

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	153,989	$54,740	$202,300	$959
2020	156,964	$57,945	$220,700	$994
2021	158,002	$61,594	$242,100	$1,086
2022	160,986	$67,543	$284,400	$1,183
2023	163,856	$71,049	$314,700	$1,284

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7417.9%

75 and over16.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,295	3.8%
5 to 17	18,680	11.4%
18 to 24	10,416	6.4%
25 to 34	13,769	8.4%
35 to 44	15,630	9.5%
45 to 54	17,138	10.5%
55 to 64	25,905	15.8%
65 to 74	29,397	17.9%
75 and over	26,626	16.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	119,812	73.1%
Black or African American	13,104	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	332	0.2%
Asian	2,360	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	898	0.5%
Two or more races	5,341	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,009	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,293	8.0%
High school graduate	35,629	27.7%
Some college or associate's	39,593	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	25,931	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17,019	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	47,602	74.0%
Carpooled	6,706	10.4%
Public transit	405	0.6%
Walked	378	0.6%
Bicycle	462	0.7%
Worked from home	7,566	11.8%
Other means	1,233	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,519	32.6%
15 to 29 min	22,718	40.0%
30 to 44 min	9,123	16.1%
45 to 59 min	2,705	4.8%
60+ min	3,721	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 11.4% (18,567 of 162,278)

	Count	Share
Family households	43,346	63.1%
Nonfamily households	25,350	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	68,696	80.7%
Vacant	16,397	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	54,497	79.3%
Renter-occupied	14,199	20.7%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	56,241	66.1%
1-unit, attached	4,167	4.9%
2 to 4 units	3,867	4.5%
5 to 19 units	8,913	10.5%
20 or more units	5,798	6.8%
Mobile home & other	6,107	7.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 12061
State: Florida
Land area: 503 sq mi
Water area: 114 sq mi
Center point: 27.7005, -80.5748