Comprehensive Plan Public School Facilities Element
<br />EXISTING CONDITIONS
<br />For school concurrency purposes, existing conditions relate not only to the number and
<br />location of public schools, but also to the County's population and overall level of residential
<br />development activity. Because the County's land use and demographic characteristics relate
<br />to the various components of the public school system, this section identifies past and
<br />projected County population figures, recent residential development activity, student
<br />enrollment data, and the existing conditions of Indian River County's public school system.
<br />County and Municipal Related Data
<br />Past and Projected Population
<br />The first set of data used to establish the level of growth in Indian River County is the
<br />population increase over time. For the time period 1997-2009, demographic data were
<br />obtained from the Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR). Table 12.1
<br />details the population estimates for Indian River County and the municipalities during this
<br />thirteen -year period. Table 12.2 shows population growth projections and growth rates for
<br />the County to the year 2030.
<br />Table 12.1: Population Data, 1997 - 2009
<br />Source: University of Florida Annual Population Studies and US Census Bureau 2009
<br />Table 12.2: Population Growth 2005-2030
<br />1997
<br />1998
<br />1999
<br />2000
<br />2001
<br />2002
<br />2003
<br />2004
<br />2005
<br />2006
<br />2007
<br />2008
<br />2009`
<br />Indian River
<br />Count
<br />104,644
<br />106,689
<br />109,266
<br />112,947
<br />115,716
<br />118,149
<br />121,129
<br />126,829
<br />130,043
<br />135,262
<br />139,757
<br />141,667
<br />141,475
<br />Growth
<br />Rate %
<br />9.43%1
<br />8.92%1
<br />9.23%
<br />8.33%
<br />7.36%
<br />Fellsmere
<br />2,469
<br />2,549
<br />2,593
<br />3,813
<br />3,901
<br />4,044
<br />4,173
<br />4,284
<br />4,322
<br />4,628
<br />4,687
<br />5,108
<br />5,183
<br />Indian River
<br />Shores
<br />2,690
<br />2,739
<br />2,782
<br />3,448
<br />3,521
<br />3,507
<br />3,572
<br />3,647
<br />3,654
<br />3,722
<br />3,674
<br />3,829
<br />3,804
<br />Orchid
<br />45
<br />60
<br />150
<br />140
<br />161
<br />216
<br />256
<br />304
<br />302
<br />307
<br />303
<br />305
<br />305
<br />Sebastian
<br />14,475
<br />15,115
<br />15,662
<br />16,181
<br />16,796
<br />17,425
<br />18,275
<br />19,365
<br />20,048
<br />21,666
<br />22,426
<br />22,924
<br />22,722
<br />Vero Beach
<br />17,794
<br />17,745
<br />17,856
<br />17,705
<br />17,879
<br />17,918
<br />17,945
<br />18,012
<br />17,895
<br />18,160
<br />18,060
<br />17,889
<br />17,855
<br />Unincoporated
<br />County
<br />67,171
<br />68,481
<br />70,224
<br />71,660
<br />73,458
<br />75,039
<br />76,908
<br />81,217
<br />83,822
<br />86,779
<br />90,607
<br />91,612
<br />91,606
<br />Tota]
<br />1 104,644
<br />1 106,689
<br />1 109,266
<br />1 112,947
<br />1 115,716
<br />1 118,149
<br />1 121,129
<br />1 126,829
<br />1 130,043
<br />135,219
<br />139,757
<br />141,667
<br />141,475
<br />Source: University of Florida Annual Population Studies and US Census Bureau 2009
<br />Table 12.2: Population Growth 2005-2030
<br />Source: Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Florida, 2009
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<br />2005
<br />2010
<br />2015
<br />2020
<br />2025
<br />2030
<br />Indian River County
<br />Population
<br />130,041
<br />142,300
<br />155,000
<br />169,300
<br />183,400
<br />196,900
<br />Growth
<br />12,259
<br />12,700
<br />14,300
<br />14,100
<br />13,500
<br />Growth
<br />Rate %
<br />9.43%1
<br />8.92%1
<br />9.23%
<br />8.33%
<br />7.36%
<br />Source: Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Florida, 2009
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