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The following table sets forth County per capita income and <br />compares the annual average unemployment rate in the County compared <br />to the State of Florida and national annual averages. <br />Rail transportation in the County is handled by Florida East <br />Coast Railway, while numerous freight truck lines are available to <br />serve the County. Highways providing surface travel are Interstate <br />95, U.S. 1 and State Road AIA for north -south travel and State Road <br />60 for travel to the west, while the Florida Turnpike courses south <br />and northwest through the southwest corner of the County. The area <br />is served by Greyhound Bus Lines for passenger and package service. <br />Vero Beach Municipal Airport provides scheduled airline service <br />to County citizens, while one other airport in the County serves <br />both charter and private aircraft. <br />Health Care <br />The Indian River Hospital District, encompassing all but six <br />square miles of the County, has a 347 -bed facility in Vero Beach, <br />The Humana Hospital Sebastian, a private for profit acute care <br />26 <br />Annual <br />Annual <br />Annual <br />Average <br />Average <br />Average <br />Unemployment <br />Unemployment <br />Unemployment <br />Per Capita <br />Rate - <br />Rate - <br />Rate - <br />Fiscal <br />Population <br />Income <br />County <br />State <br />National <br />Year End <br />(1) <br />(2) <br />(3) <br />(3) <br />(3) <br />1978 <br />53,300 <br />$ 8,021 <br />8.6% <br />6.6% <br />6.1% <br />1979 <br />56,800 <br />8,864 <br />8.5 <br />6.0 <br />5.8 <br />1980 <br />59,896 <br />9,917 <br />8.7 <br />5.9 <br />7.1 <br />1981 <br />63,100 <br />11,891 <br />8.9 <br />6.8 <br />7.6 <br />1982 <br />66,915 <br />11,909 <br />12.4 <br />8.2 <br />9.7 <br />1983 <br />69,414 <br />12,285 <br />14.0 <br />8.6 <br />9.5 <br />1984 <br />74,162 <br />13,527 <br />9.0 <br />6.3 <br />7.2 <br />1985 <br />76,442 <br />15,362 <br />9.0 <br />6.2 <br />7.3 <br />1986 <br />80,023 <br />15,895 <br />9.2 <br />5.8 <br />7.1 <br />1987 <br />83,515 <br />17,033 <br />8.7 <br />5.4 <br />6.4 <br />1988 <br />87,313 <br />17,745 <br />7.2 <br />5.0 <br />5.5 <br />Sources: (1) <br />U.S. Census and <br />Bureau of Economic and Business <br />Research, University <br />of Florida. <br />(2) <br />U.S. Department <br />of Commerce, <br />Bureau of Economic <br />Analysis, Unpublished <br />Data. <br />(3) <br />Florida Department of Labor <br />and Employment Security Bureau of Research <br />and <br />Information. <br />N/A <br />- Not Available. <br />Transportation <br />Rail transportation in the County is handled by Florida East <br />Coast Railway, while numerous freight truck lines are available to <br />serve the County. Highways providing surface travel are Interstate <br />95, U.S. 1 and State Road AIA for north -south travel and State Road <br />60 for travel to the west, while the Florida Turnpike courses south <br />and northwest through the southwest corner of the County. The area <br />is served by Greyhound Bus Lines for passenger and package service. <br />Vero Beach Municipal Airport provides scheduled airline service <br />to County citizens, while one other airport in the County serves <br />both charter and private aircraft. <br />Health Care <br />The Indian River Hospital District, encompassing all but six <br />square miles of the County, has a 347 -bed facility in Vero Beach, <br />The Humana Hospital Sebastian, a private for profit acute care <br />26 <br />