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<br />DIA Highlights
<br />The Data Inventory & Analysis (DIA), available as a separate document, includes the following highlights:
<br />◊ The scope of the Future Land Use Element (FLUE) is the unincorporated land of Indian River County.
<br />◊ Indian River County covers approximately 502.5 square miles, with various land uses such as agriculture,
<br />commercial, residential, government, industrial, institutional, miscellaneous, and non-agricultural acreage. 38.4% of
<br />existing land is classified as residential, 30.7% as agricultural, and 26.2% as government.
<br />◊ The majority of the population resides in the eastern third of the County, while the western portion consists of
<br />rangeland, pastureland, and the St. Johns Marsh.
<br />◊ 12,805.03 acres of land in the County are classified as vacant. By FLU designation, the majority of the vacant
<br />acreage is designated (in alphabetical order) as Agricultural-1 (11.75%), Agricultural-2 (8.84%),
<br />Commercial/Industrial (10.33%), Low-Density Residential-1 (12.19%), Low-Density Residential-2 (13.17%), Mobile
<br />Home Rental Park (31.77%). Medium-Density Residential-1 in the only other FLU designation that exceeds 5% for
<br />the vacant acreage.
<br />◊ Population Projections:
<br />Countywide Unincorporated
<br />County
<br />Seasonal
<br />(Unincorporated)
<br />Total
<br />Unincorporated
<br />2020 159,788 108,789 15,529 124,318
<br />2025 173,100 119,371 16,711 136,082
<br />2030 184,400 128,699 18,017 146,716
<br />2035 193,100 135,996 19,039 155,035
<br />2040
<br />2045
<br />199,200
<br />204,100
<br />141,084
<br />145,236
<br />19,751
<br />20,333
<br />160,835
<br />165,569
<br />Source: 2020 Decennial Census; BEBR, 2024; Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., 2024; Indian River County, 2010
<br />◊ In the currently adopted Future Land Use Map (FLUM), the FLU designations with the highest acreages are
<br />Agricultural-2 (16%), Agricultural-3 (14.7%), Conservation-1 (28.4%), and Municipal (18.7%). Approximately 61,511
<br />acres in the County are incorporated municipal lands.
<br />◊ The Build-out Analysis reveals that the current FLUM for the unincorporated area provides for ±66,270 dwelling
<br />units and/or ±1,588,727,164 square feet of non-residential development.
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