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TRENDS <br />op,:, <br />u a ton- >ren s <br />.. <br />Indian River County's population continueslto grow and is <br />otaIN <br />a roachin 170,000 residents, 48 ercent whichae <br />pp. - 9 p . ,. rmale <br />and 52 percent are:female. :. <br />• Seniors continue to represent the fastest.groWing age de no - <br />:graphic as:34 percent of the population are adults age 65 and <br />over, -two times the percentage of seniors in the.Unked States <br />" <br />` <br />.. overall.poll <br />• :Children and youth under age 18 rnake up 15;percent;of the <br />, ,- <br />population; one-third lower than the United States overall. <br />• Whites makeu ..the largest merit of the opulation at 73 <br />p g g p . ulat <br />I I <br />' <br />percent, followed b Hispanics at 13 ercent) <br />y p p 'and Blacks at 8 <br />percent. Hispanics representthe fastest growling race/ethnic- <br />• - people <br />• <br />• <br />'� <br />regular -•Check-ups. <br />:.. • County residents (17%) and .:: <br />Indian River Coun has more disabled <br />more veterans (10%) than other counties in FI rida. <br />.The average life expectancY:of County reside is is 79 years <br />doctors, nurses, physical therapists; social workers, and other <br />medical professionals. Indian River County 14th out of <br />of age, among the highest irk Florida, The highst life expec .' <br />fancy (87 years) is on the barrier island in cE n s tract 505.05; <br />1. .ranks <br />Florida's 67 counties for overall: health and well-being.: <br />While the lowest (75:years) is in Gifford in census tract: 03A3. <br />Promising .Nealtfi Indicators . <br />• More Yearly Checkups .While uninsured residents make up. <br />Health Trends <br />1T percent of the populatibr ,alightly lower than the average <br />I <br />Indian:River Countys:continuum of care fork alth is:com- <br />in Florida, the percentage of residents who attend a yearly <br />prised of two hospitals; a behavioral health cent r, two com- <br />checkup: hats increasedto 78 percent. <br />.. <br />prehensive community healthcare organizationsjwith multiple.:: <br />. Improved Healthcare Providers Ratios = Im roved rima <br />p... .. p p. ry <br />locations.pro ding, primary <br />care prowderratios (826 people per. 1 doctor in 2023 vs. <br />Ipdian khrer County'smedical <br />care;, dental care, <br />1,280 to 1 in _2016), pediatriciah-ratios (574 children per 1 <br />healtfi cars. @rrt Is . <br />.. <br />and behavio health care; <br />pediatricianvs.1209to 1 in 2016)dental provider ratios <br />�. <br />iY rted: : more <br />PIS' <br />several communi mental <br />(lA� people per 1 dentist in 2024 vs. 2;013 to 1 in 2016), and <br />- <br />titan lO,Oty►0 people <br />health and sut stance abuse <br />mental health provider ratios (817 people per 1: mental health <br />working In the health <br />revention an <br />p- d recovery <br />rowder:vs 1,495 to 1 in 2016) all contribute, along with:a. <br />p g <br />' <br />and_soeialseryiees <br />centers; andveral senior ... <br />strong oontinuum.of care and•the availabilityof specialtaxing <br />. <br />fields. <br />servicesices prow4ars includ-. <br />district resources.: <br />in 9home hea h care and <br />•Improved Infant and Maternal Health - Infant and maternal <br />hospice. Thissystem issupported by more than:10,000:pea- <br />health are improving overall, with infant mortality rates falling <br />ple working in the health and social services field , including <br />from 6 5 per 100,000 live births in 2410 -to 4.9 in 2023. One <br />A <br />.. <br />