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_Population • In 1980 the Gifford Area had a population of 6,240 people, of which 19.0% (1,245) were white and 808 (4,995) were black. There • were 2,076 year-round housing units of which approximately 93 percent (1,910 units) were occupied and 7 percent (172 units) were vacant. The average household size in the Gifford area was 3.29 persons, which is higher than the County's average household size of 2.55 persons. Approximately 64 percent of the population (3,998 persons) lived in the same house in 1975 as they did in 1980. Less than 18 percent (451 persons) lived in a different county, state or country in 1975. Of the total Gifford area population, approximately 60 percent (3,798 persons) are Florida natives and 40 percent (2,442 persons) were born in other states. Of the total population for Indian River County 30 percent are Florida natives (17,711 persons) and 70 percent (42,185 persons) were born in other states. Therefore Gifford has a larger percentage of Florida natives residing within the area than the entire County does. Education Approximately 30 percent (1,928 persons) of Gifford's population were enrolled in school in 1980. Of these, 60 percent (1,176 persons) were in elementary school, 25 percent (491 persons) were in high school, and 9 percent attended college. The 3,191 adults age 25 and over in Gifford ended their education as follows: approximately 39 percent (1,262 persons) completed elementary school; approximately 19 percent (633 persons) completed up to three years of high school; approximately 24 percent (792 persons) completed four years of high school; 9 percent (301 persons) completed up to three years of college; and 7 percent (233 persons) completed four or more years of college. In 1980, 67 percent of the County's population 25 years or older had 12 years of education or more, compared to 24 percent for Gifford. Thus, the education level of Gifford adult residents is somewhat lower than that of the County as a whole.