Indian River Shores is a town in Indian River County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town has a population of 4,241. Located on 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.
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.
Indian River Shores is part of the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor Metropolitan Area, which is also the northernmost part of the South Florida Combined Statistical Area.
Geography
Indian River Shores is located in eastern Indian River County and is bordered to the north by Wabasso Beach; to the south by Vero Beach; to the west, across the Indian River, by Winter Beach and Gifford; and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 29.44%, are water.
Demographics
The town ranked tenth in Florida places by per capita income as of 2022.
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable"
|+Indian River Shores racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White (NH)
|3,793
|4,008
|97.23%
|94.51%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|11
|14
|0.28%
|0.33%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|1
|1
|0.03%
|0.02%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|28
|34
|0.72%
|0.80%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)
|1
|0
|0.03%
|0.00%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|2
|7
|0.05%
|0.17%
|-
|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)
|13
|65
|0.33%
|1.53%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|52
|112
|1.33%
|2.64%
|-
|Total
|3,901
|4,241
|100.00%
|100.00%
|-
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Indian River Shores had a population of 4,241. The median age was 72.6 years. 3.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 71.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 84.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.1 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,321 households in Indian River Shores, of which 4.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 63.8% were married-couple households, 9.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,901 people, 2,200 households, and 1,401 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,448 people, 1,854 households, and 1,334 families residing in the town.