Editing Vero Beach, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 793
|1930= 2268
|1940= 3050
|1950= 4746
|1960= 8849
|1970= 11908
|1980= 16176
|1990= 17350
|2000= 17705
|2010= 15220
|2020= 16354
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Vero Beach racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Vero Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Vero+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Vero Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Vero+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|12,394
|12,741
|81.43%
|77.91%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|676
|681
|4.44%
|4.16%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|26
|32
|0.17%
|0.20%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|279
|360
|1.83%
|2.20%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|14
|7
|0.09%
|0.04%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|17
|88
|0.11%
|0.54%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|180
|508
|1.18%
|3.10%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,634
|1,937
|10.74%
|11.84%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''15,220'''
|'''16,354'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 16,354 people, 7,775 households, and 3,587 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Vero Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Vero+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

In 2020, 14.4% of the population was under the age of 18, and 28.9% of the population was 65 years of age or older. Females made up 53.0% of the population in 2020, and the average household size was 2.12.<ref name=QFVB2020>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/verobeachcityflorida/POP010220#qf-headnote-b| title = United States Census |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>

In 2020, the median income for a household in the city was $54,311, and the per capita income for the city was $52,524. Out of the total population, 12.8% were living below the poverty line.<ref name=QFVB2020/>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 15,220 people, 7,201 households, and 3,982 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Vero Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Vero+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

In 2010, there were 7,505 households, out of which 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.4% were non-families. 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, with 4.8% being 85 years and older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.65.<ref name=FFVB2010>{{cite web|last=US Census bureau|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2019|access-date=August 1, 2012 }}</ref>

In 2010, in the city the population was spread out, with 14.1% under the age of 16, 84.1% over 18, 4.3% from 15 to 19, 4.9% from 20 to 24, 5.5% from 20 to 25 and 29.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.9 years.<ref name=FFVB2010/>

In 2010, for every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. The population consists of 51.3% female and 48.7% male.<ref name=FFVB2010/>

===Industry===
Vero Beach is home to general aviation manufacturer [[Piper Aircraft]], which is the largest private employer in Indian River County. As of July 2015, Piper employed approximately 750 people. Aside from Piper, the bulk of commercial activity in Vero Beach centers around tourism, the citrus industry and service activities.

===Retail===
There are two shopping malls: the [[Indian River Mall]], and the Vero Beach Outlets just west of I-95 on State Road 60.
There are small specialty shops along Ocean Drive on the barrier island. There are also a set of shops directly inland in what is called "Miracle Mile." The Historic Downtown is a newly revitalized area of shopping, dining, antique stores, and art galleries.

===Tourism===
====Points of interest====

=====Beaches=====
The beaches in Vero Beach are part of Florida's [[Treasure Coast]]. Vero's three main public beaches are South Beach, accessible at the eastern end of [[Florida State Road 656]] at the eastern end of 17th Street; Humiston Park, in Vero's Central Beach Business District on Ocean Drive and Jaycee Park which is adjacent to Conn Beach.
There are {{convert|26|mi}} of oceanfront shore in Indian River County.
Vero Beach also has other free public access trails and walkways with beach access, such as Riomar Beach, Sea Cove, Sea Grape Trail, Sexton Plaza, and Turtle Trail.

=====Water recreation in the Indian River Lagoon=====
The [[Indian River Lagoon]], passing through Vero Beach, forms a significant portion of the [[Intracoastal Waterway]], and is a hub for boating, fishing, water skiing, diving, kayaking and other small-craft waterborne activities.

===== Resorts =====
[[Disney's Vero Beach Resort]] is officially located in [[Wabasso Beach]], a small town north of Vero Beach. {{As of|2021}}, the city hosts 14 private golf clubs.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thomas|first1=Steven M.|title=Private clubs are thriving with soaring real estate market|url=http://veronews.com/2021/11/27/private-clubs-are-thriving-with-soaring-real-estate-market/|access-date=December 10, 2021|work=Vero News|date=November 27, 2021|language=en-CA}}</ref>

===== Historic Dodgertown =====
Vero Beach is home to [[Historic Dodgertown]], which initially started operations during World War II as a U.S. Naval Air Station, and later served as the [[spring training]] facility of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] and successor [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] baseball teams,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reisman|first1=Laurence|title=How'd writer know March 31, 1948, would be 'biggest day' in Vero Beach history? Dodgers?|url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/columnists/laurence-reisman/2023/03/29/hindsight-shows-why-brooklyn-dodgers-1st-vero-beach-game-was-big-deal/69934516007/|access-date=April 2, 2023|work=[[TC Palm]]|date=March 29, 2023}}</ref> until 2008. After the team's departure for a new Spring home in Arizona in 2008, it has served as a year-round multi-purpose facility for athletes of all ages. As of January 2, 2019, [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] has assumed control of the historic facilities with plans to expand the complex and rename it The Jackie Robinson Training Complex. This is to honor both the late [[Jackie Robinson]] and the site's history as the first racially integrated spring training center in the American South.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/historic-dodgertown-renamed-jackie-robinson-training-complex|title=Former Dodgers Spring Training site in Vero Beach to be renamed Jackie Robinson Training Complex|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=October 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009181348/https://www.mlb.com/press-release/historic-dodgertown-renamed-jackie-robinson-training-complex|archive-date=October 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Los Angeles Dodgers spring training at Holman Stadium, Dodgertown, 1994.jpg|thumb|Vero Beach had been the [[spring training]] home of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] since 1948. The Dodgers left Vero Beach in 2008 for Glendale, AZ.]]

=====National Register of Historic Places=====
[[File:Vero Railroad Station.JPG|thumb|Vero Railroad Station|273x273px]]
[[File:The Hall of Giants.JPG|thumb|McKee Jungle Gardens|270x270px]]

* [[Driftwood Inn and Restaurant|Driftwood Inn]]
* [[Hallstrom House]]
* [[Old Indian River County Courthouse]]
* [[Judge Henry F. Gregory House]]
* [[Maher Building]]
* [[McKee Botanical Garden|McKee Jungle Gardens]]
* [[Old Palmetto Hotel]]
* [[Pueblo Arcade]]
* [[Royal Park Arcade]]
* [[Theodore Hausmann Estate]]
* [[Old Vero Beach Community Building]]
* [[Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant]]
* [[Vero Beach Woman's Club]]
* [[Vero Railroad Station]]
* [[Vero Theatre]]