Indian Rocks Beach, or IRB, is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. Indian Rocks Beach is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the barrier island Sand Key, it has over two miles of beach along the Gulf of Mexico, with 26 public beach accesses. Tourism is its primary industry. It was incorporated in 1956. The population was 3,673 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Indian Rocks Beach lies on a barrier island between the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway. It is north of Indian Shores and south of Belleair Shore and Belleair Beach.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (33.09%) is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable"
|+Indian Rocks Beach racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White (NH)
|3,771
|3,255
|91.68%
|88.62%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|40
|28
|0.97%
|0.76%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|7
|6
|0.17%
|0.16%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|27
|33
|0.66%
|0.90%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|0.05%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|6
|20
|0.15%
|0.54%
|-
|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)
|52
|114
|1.26%
|3.10%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|210
|215
|5.11%
|5.85%
|-
|Total
|4,113
|3,673
|
|
|-
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Indian Rocks Beach had a population of 3,673. The median age was 58.0 years. 10.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 32.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.6 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,954 households in Indian Rocks Beach, of which 13.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.9% were married-couple households, 20.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 4,113 people, 2,328 households, and 1,291 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the census]]
Brown Park is on Bay Blvd, just north of 27th Ave, on very north end of Indian Rocks Beach. It has a playground and tennis courts.
Kolb Park is home to Campalong Baseball Field, Indian Rocks Beach Skatepark, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a large shaded playground area. This is where a lot of city events take place, such as Oktoberfest. The park is across the street from the city hall, between 15th Ave and 16th Ave.
Indian Rocks Beach Nature Preserve is located between 9th Ave and 10th Ave. The preserve features multiple boardwalk trails (some of which are waterfront), a dog park, and a community garden.
Chief Chic-A-Si Park is located on 4th Ave. It is home to the "Taste of IRB" event.
Churches
Church of the Isles (between 24th and 25th Ave)
Calvary Episcopal Church (between 16th and 18th Ave, waterfront)
Other locations
Indian Rocks Beach Library (between 15th and 16th Ave on Bay Palms Blvd)
Indian Rocks Beach Historical Museum is located on 4th Ave.
Indian Rocks Beach City Hall (between 15th and 16th Ave on Bay Palms Blvd)
United States Post Office (4th Ave)
Pinellas Suncoast Fire Rescue (between 3rd and 4th Ave)
Notable people
- Sean Culkin, American football player
- Road Warrior Hawk, professional wrestler who retired to Indian Rocks Beach
- George Scott, professional wrestler who retired to Indian Rocks Beach
- Turner "Tfue" Tenney, YouTuber Twitch streamer and a professional gamer
References
External links
- Indian Rocks Beach official website