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Other elected officials serving County -wide are a Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, Supervisor of Elections, Sheriff and Clerk of the Circuit Court who is also the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners. ZAMdado The 1990 Census population of the County was 90,208, an increase of 50.6% over the 1980 Census population of 59,896. Vero Beach, the largest city in the County, and the County Seat, had a 1990 Census population of 17,350, an increase of 7.4% over the 1980 Census population of 16,176. In 1990, Indian River County ranked 31st out of 67 counties in Florida in terms of total population, representing .7% of the total state population at that time. As illustrated in the following table, the population of the County has more than tripled since 1960. It is anticipated that the growth of the County will continue for the foreseeable future. MW POnnlatlOn % Annual Increase 1960 25,309 11.32 1970 35,992 4.22 1980 59,8% 6.64 1985 76,442 2.76 1986 80,023 4.68 1987 83,515 4.36 1988 87,512 4.79 1989 89,000 1.70 1990 90,208 1.35 1991 92,429 2.46 1992• 94,091 2.46 Source: U.S. Census and University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research While the population of the County has been steadily increasing, so has the median age of the resident population. The number of persons age 15-44 is the largest age category. The following table illustrates the percentage of population in the various age groups since 1960. Aae Grouo IM 1279 IM 1249 ME 0-14 30.4% 27.3% 18.1% 15.6% 16.3% 15-44 33.5 33.4 37.2 40.0 34.8 45.64 22.1 21.9 24.4 22.2 21.7 65+ 13.9 17.4 20.3 25.2 27.2 • These figures were provided by the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce. A-2