Editing Indian River Shores, Florida

{{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}}
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'''Indian River Shores''' is a town in [[Indian River County, Florida|Indian River County]], [[Florida]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the town has a population of 4,241. Located on [[North Hutchinson Island|Orchid Island]], a barrier island separating the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the [[Indian River Lagoon]], Indian River Shores is situated  along the oceanfront directly north of [[Vero Beach, Florida|Vero Beach]].

Indian River Shores predominantly consists of gated, low-density residential communities, with [[Florida State Road A1A]] serving as the main public roadway. The population nearly doubles from October until Easter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-03 |title=Town of Indian River Shores Home Page |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212704/http://www.irshores.com/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

Indian River Shores is part of the [[Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor Metropolitan Area]], which is also the northernmost part of the [[South Florida]] [[Miami metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].

==Geography==

Indian River Shores is located in eastern Indian River County and is bordered to the north by [[Wabasso Beach, Florida|Wabasso Beach]]; to the south by [[Vero Beach, Florida|Vero Beach]]; to the west, across the [[Indian River (Florida)|Indian River]], by [[Winter Beach, Florida|Winter Beach]] and [[Gifford, Florida|Gifford]]; and to the east by the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|18.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|13.3|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|5.5|km2|order=flip}}, or 29.44%, are water.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1960= 19
|1970= 76
|1980= 1254
|1990= 2278
|2000= 3448
|2010= 3901
|2020= 4241
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

The town ranked tenth in [[Florida locations by per capita income|Florida places by per capita income]] as of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Per Capita Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B19301?q=per+capita+income&g=040XX00US12$1600000 |access-date=March 21, 2025 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Indian River Shores 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) - Indian River Shores town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Indian+River+Shores+town;+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) - Indian River Shores town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Indian+River+Shores+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,793
|4,008
|97.23%
|94.51%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|11
|14
|0.28%
|0.33%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|1
|0.03%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|28
|34
|0.72%
|0.80%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|1
|0
|0.03%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|2
|7
|0.05%
|0.17%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|13
|65
|0.33%
|1.53%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|52
|112
|1.33%
|2.64%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,901'''
|'''4,241'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|-
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,241 people, 2,170 households, and 1,542 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Indian River Shores town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Indian+River+Shores+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 3,901 people, 2,200 households, and 1,401 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Indian River Shores town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Indian+River+Shores+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 3,448 people, 1,854 households, and 1,334 families residing in the town.<ref name="GR2" /> The population density was {{convert|666.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,881 housing units at an average density of {{convert|556.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.67% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.84% of the population.

In 2000, there were 1,854 households, out of which 4.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.86 and the average family size was 2.17.

In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 4.9% under the age of 18, 1.0% from 18 to 24, 4.3% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 62.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 69 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $110,729, and the median income for a family was $141,952. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $40,179 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $102,511. About 1.5% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.irshores.com/ Town of Indian River Shores official website]

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