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Statistics, Weather & Job Market
Vero Beach is listed among the top 100 towns in America in the book "The Great Towns of America." Towns were ranked in categories which included best schools, income, weather and lowest crime rate.
VITAL STATISTICS
Indian River County is not a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Statistics are for the entire county).
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Population: |
102,211 |
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Median Age: |
44 |
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New Citizens: |
About 2,000 annually |
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New Job Creation: |
Approximately 200 jobs yearly |
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Unemployment Rate: |
8.9 percent in January 1998 (seasonal fluctuation due to agricultural sector) |
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Per Capita Income: |
$28,977 (1993) |
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$40,400 (1996) |
RAIN & SHINE
Indian River County is "where the tropics begin," and the weather lives up to the slogan with an average annual temperature of 73 degrees Fahrenheit. In winter the average temperature is 65.8, in summer it is 80.7. Annual rainfall is 57.3 inches, but 32 of those inches fall between June and October, which is the rainy season. Afternoon rain and a pleasant breeze off the Atlantic Ocean moderate the summer heat. Most of the year, sunny skies and pleasant temperatures prevail.
JOB MARKET
Major economic engines include agriculture/citrus, tourism and light industry. Four of the top 15 employers in the county are involved in the citrus industry. At the height of the season, nearly 2,800 workers help bring to market the products from Indian River's citrus acreage. Some agricultural (327,000 acres, including citrus groves) and citrus industry jobs are seasonal, and so is unemployment, which ranges from about 7 percent during the winter season to nearly 14 percent in mid-summer. The world-famous citrus crop notwithstanding, more than 30 percent of the county's workers provide services; another 23 percent work in retail occupations.
The top employers include: Indian River County School Board (2,127), county government (1,361), Indian River Memorial Hospital (1,350), Sun Agriculture Inc. (800 at the height of the season), Publix Corporation (750), City of Vero Beach (597), Gracewood Fruit Co. (465), Hale/Kenedy Groves (450 at the height of the season), Graves Brothers, Inc. (450 at the height of the season), Dodgertown Complex (450 during spring training), The New Piper Aircraft Corp., Johns Island (resort), Sebastian River Medical Center, WalMart and Winn Dixie also employ numerous workers.
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