Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety43#8,858/15,637
Economy30#10,946/15,631
Housing3#14,561/14,977
Health43#8,823/15,609
Healthcare17#13,042/15,650
Environment73#4,137/15,453
Education29#11,052/15,649
Infrastructure45#8,559/15,650
Community18#12,908/15,651
Leisure & amenities22#12,146/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Indian River Estates, Florida ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “St. Lucie County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

New business applications · high23.4 /1k
95/100Florida 27.6 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauSt. Lucie County value
Comfortable days · high34.5%
94/100Florida 32.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationSt. Lucie County value
Median Air Quality Index · low34
88/100Florida 422025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencySt. Lucie County value
Time spent in the emergency room · low118 min
88/100Florida 158 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesSt. Lucie County value
Days with unhealthy air · low0.0%
84/100Florida 0.2%2025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencySt. Lucie County value
High ozone days · low0 days
76/100Florida 0 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencySt. Lucie County value

Weaknesses

Hospital quality rating · low1.0
1/100Florida 3.0United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesSt. Lucie County value
Natural hazard risk · high96.5
3/100Florida 75.92025Federal Emergency Management AgencySt. Lucie County value
Rent-burdened households · high60.0%
4/100Florida 60.1%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070High uncertainty
Public libraries · low0.2 /10k
4/100Florida 0.2 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesSt. Lucie County value
Social associations · low4.9 /10k
6/100Florida 6.9 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSt. Lucie County value
Rent as share of income · high33.4%
7/100Florida 35.2%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
6,754 (2015-2019) → 7,685 (2020-2024)
+14%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateWorsening
1.7% (2015-2019) → 40.3% (2020-2024)
+39 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Rent as share of incomeWorsening
19.9% (2015-2019) → 33.4% (2020-2024)
+14 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Poverty rateWorsening
7.9% (2015-2019) → 20.7% (2020-2024)
+13 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
48.6% (2015-2019) → 60.0% (2020-2024)
+11 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
83.5% (2015-2019) → 93.3% (2020-2024)
+9.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Indian River Estates, Florida improved on 2 of 11 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Household income+44%$44,413 → $64,063
Broadband+9.7 points83.5% → 93.3%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 11 measures

Change of every measure of Indian River Estates, Florida between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	26.0 min2015-2019	23.9 min2020-2024	−2.0 min	Within the margin of error	71%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%2015-2019	20.7%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	34%
Broadband subscriptions	83.5%2015-2019	93.3%2020-2024	+9.7 points	Improved	58%
Effective property tax rate	0.83%2015-2019	0.90%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	9%
High school diploma or higher	90.8%2015-2019	91.6%2020-2024	+0.8 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Home price to income ratio	3.2×2015-2019	4.4×2020-2024	+1.2×	Within the margin of error	15%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4292015-2019	0.4292020-2024	−0.000	Within the margin of error	51%
Median household income	$44,4132015-2019	$64,0632020-2024	+44%	Improved	79%
Poverty rate	7.9%2015-2019	20.7%2020-2024	+13 points	Within the margin of error	2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%2015-2019	5.9%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	19.2%2015-2019	15.9%2020-2024	−3.3 points	Within the margin of error	79%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Indian River Estates, Florida five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Indian River Estates, Florida in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Indian River Estates, Florida itself moved −1 points in standing on average over the same 8 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

7,685 residents (±1,178)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (−3.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

7,685 residents (±1,178)

Indian River Estates, Florida
Florida share

White80%6,184
Black1.3%†97
Hispanic or Latino14%†1,038
Asian0.4%†32
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races4.3%†334

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Hispanic or Latino (+7.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

5,336 residents (±530)

Indian River Estates, Florida
Florida share

No high school diploma8.4%†447
High school or GED34%1,837
Some college28%1,488
Associate degree8.7%†462
Bachelor's degree13%†675
Graduate degree8.0%†427

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

2,975 households (±320)

Indian River Estates, Florida
Florida share

Under $25k14%†416
$25k–50k27%†792
$50k–75k15%†446
$75k–100k13%†398
$100k–150k18%†540
$150k–200k8.7%†259
$200k or more4.2%†124

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−13.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

2,975 households (±320)

Indian River Estates, Florida
Florida share

Own91%2,699
Rent9.3%†276

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

165 households (±106)

Indian River Estates, Florida
Florida share

Under $7505.5%†9
$750–1,0009.1%†15
$1,000–1,5000.0%0

Home values

2,699 homes (±331)

Indian River Estates, Florida
Florida share

Under $150k20%†553
$150k–250k22%†587
$250k–400k37%986

Age of homes

3,141 homes (±315)

Indian River Estates, Florida
Florida share

2010 or later5.9%†186
2000–200913%†416
1980–199946%1,457

Size of homes

3,141 homes (±315)

Indian River Estates, Florida
Florida share

Studio2.7%†86
1 bedroom1.5%†47
2 bedrooms28%869

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

3,062 workers (±546)

Indian River Estates, Florida
Florida share

Drive alone82%2,507
Carpool12%†378
Public transit1.1%†33
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.7%†22
Work from home4.0%†122
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−7.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

2,940 workers (±553)

Indian River Estates, Florida
Florida share

Under 15 min24%†712
15–29 min46%1,361
30–44 min17%†503

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Port St. Lucie, FL

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of St. Lucie County, the county holding most of Indian River Estates's residents.

St. Lucie County has 7,292 employer establishments, 193 for every 10,000 residents (0.78× the US rate of 248; 0.69× Florida's), with 74,865 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,147. The Census Bureau also counts 49,271 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 7,292; 49,271 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 193; US 248 · Florida 282
Paid employees: 74,865
Average annual pay: $46,147; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of St. Lucie County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	895	23.7	1.53×More than typical	5,139	$47,314	4,000
Ambulatory health care services	720	19.1	0.91×About typical	8,503	$69,932	4,016
Restaurants and other eating places	447	11.8	0.64×Fewer than typical	9,118	$22,845	253
Services to buildings and dwellings	392	10.4	1.54×More than typical	1,739	$32,148	3,963
Lessors of real estate	374	9.9	0.80×About typical	799	$39,707	3,881
Building finishing contractors	345	9.1	2.40×More than typical	1,167	$34,899	1,179
Building equipment contractors	298	7.9	1.31×More than typical	1,846	$54,876	675
Construction of buildings	275	7.3	0.96×About typical	883	$55,698	1,470
Offices of physicians	267	7.1	1.09×About typical	4,023	$91,003	295
Full-service restaurants	211	5.6	0.73×Fewer than typical	4,699	$25,677	109
Management, scientific and technical consulting	209	5.5	0.82×About typical	604	$52,752	1,359
Offices of other health practitioners	199	5.3	0.87×About typical	814	$49,222	1,003

Rank places for an industry Open St. Lucie County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 377,820 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated -$109.9K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Indian River Estates, Florida: -$14.30 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: -$109.9K; −403% vs FY2025
Per resident: -$14.30; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of State$8,4560.0%
Department of Veterans Affairs$5,2800.0%
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services$8010.0%
Department of the Navy$5940.0%

Top recipients

PRESTIGE INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LLC$8,4560.0%
ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC CLINIC, INC.$4,0370.0%
S3 SOLUTIONS ONE LLC$2,0440.0%
SILENT SECURITY SERVICES INC$5940.0%
PARK COASTAL SURVEYING, LLC$00.0%

Spending by fiscal year

-22.7KFY2017
20.5KFY2018
1.8KFY2019
39.9KFY2020
722.4KFY2021
104.1KFY2022
114.9KFY2023
268.4KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Computer systems design and related services · 5415$5,3100.0%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$4,0370.0%
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing · 3359$2,2130.0%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$2,0440.0%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$9340.0%
Other support services · 5619

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Indian River Estates, Florida, so they do not add up across cities.

Indian River Estates, Florida's figures are part of those of St. Lucie County, FL ($84.3M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Indian River Estates is mostly in St. Lucie County.

See federal money in St. Lucie County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Indian River Estates, Florida is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Brian J. MastR-FL-21 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 2.8%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

St. Lucie County46100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Port St. Lucie, FL60

Other cities and towns in St. Lucie County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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