Indian River County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Indian River County, Florida. Population: 161.0K.

Median Home Price
$333.8K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income
$71.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
4.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$86.5K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$2,288

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.69%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,688
Property Tax$191
Insurance$139
Total Monthly$2,018
Historical Home Prices
2015
$180.9K
2016
$199.2K
+10.1%%
2017
$218.7K
+9.8%%
2018
$233.9K
+6.9%%
2019
$242.1K
+3.5%%
2020
$260.1K
+7.4%%
2021
$323.4K
+24.4%%
2022
$383.4K
+18.6%%
2023
$385.8K
+0.6%%
2024
$378.6K
-1.9%%
2025
$357.8K
-5.5%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.5%%

Below national average

Population Density
320

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
4.6

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
73.1%
Black
8%
Hispanic
13.4%
Asian
1.4%
Two or More Races
3.3%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
73°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
214

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
52.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 96/100

January Low
19°F

Average winter low

July High
84°F

Average summer high