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Child Population
<br />Table 3 shows the child population in 2013 by age and sex. There were 28,574 individuals 0-19 years
<br />of age in Indian River who accounted for 20.1 % of the county's population. In comparison to the state,
<br />Indian River has a smaller percentage of child residents. Just over half of these (51.5%) are male.
<br />Table 3: Child Population by Age and Sex Indian River County, 2013
<br />Source: US Census Bureau, Population Division, Released June 2014
<br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014
<br />Race/Ethnicity
<br />Table 4 shows race and ethnicity for the 2012 child population from 0 to 18 years of age. In
<br />comparison to Florida, a higher percentage of the child population in Indian River County was white
<br />(78.2% vs. 70.8%) and a lower percentage of the population was black (16.5% vs. 22.2%). 21.1% of
<br />the Indian River child population was Hispanic, compared to 28.6% in Florida.
<br />Table 4: Child Population by Race and Ethnicity, Indian River and Florida, 2012
<br />Florida
<br />Indian River
<br />Percent
<br />Count
<br />Percent
<br />Percent
<br />Male
<br />Percent
<br />Female
<br />Total population
<br />100.0%
<br />141,994
<br />100.0%
<br />68,164
<br />73,830
<br />Total child population
<br />23.0%
<br />28,574
<br />20.1%
<br />51.5%
<br />48.5%
<br />Under 5 years
<br />5.5%
<br />6,368
<br />4.5%
<br />4.7%
<br />4.3%
<br />5 to 9 years
<br />5.7%
<br />6,990
<br />4.9%
<br />5.2%
<br />4.7%
<br />10 to 14 years
<br />5.8%
<br />7,287
<br />5.1%
<br />5.5%
<br />4.8%
<br />15 to 19 years
<br />6.0%
<br />7,929
<br />5.6%
<br />6.3%
<br />4.9%
<br />Source: US Census Bureau, Population Division, Released June 2014
<br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014
<br />Race/Ethnicity
<br />Table 4 shows race and ethnicity for the 2012 child population from 0 to 18 years of age. In
<br />comparison to Florida, a higher percentage of the child population in Indian River County was white
<br />(78.2% vs. 70.8%) and a lower percentage of the population was black (16.5% vs. 22.2%). 21.1% of
<br />the Indian River child population was Hispanic, compared to 28.6% in Florida.
<br />Table 4: Child Population by Race and Ethnicity, Indian River and Florida, 2012
<br />Source: Department of Health, Office of Health Statistics and Assessment in consultation with the Florida Legislature's Office of Economic and Demographic Research
<br />(EDR), 2012
<br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014
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<br />Indian River
<br />Florida
<br />Female
<br />Male
<br />Total
<br />%Total
<br />Child Pop.
<br />Female
<br />Male
<br />Total
<br />%Total
<br />Child Pop.
<br />White
<br />10,380
<br />10,860
<br />21,240
<br />78.2%
<br />1,474,112
<br />1,546,895
<br />3,021,007
<br />70.8%
<br />Black
<br />2,117
<br />2,355
<br />4,472
<br />16.5%
<br />465,780
<br />480,088
<br />945,868
<br />22.2%
<br />Other
<br />767
<br />697
<br />1,464
<br />5.4%
<br />147,993
<br />150,435
<br />298,428
<br />7.0%
<br />WNW
<br />Hispanic
<br />2,814
<br />2,927
<br />5,741
<br />21.1%
<br />594,337
<br />626,907
<br />1,221,284
<br />28.6%
<br />Non -Hispanic
<br />10,450
<br />10,985
<br />21,435
<br />58.6%
<br />1,493,508
<br />1,550,512
<br />3,044,020
<br />71.4%
<br />Source: Department of Health, Office of Health Statistics and Assessment in consultation with the Florida Legislature's Office of Economic and Demographic Research
<br />(EDR), 2012
<br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014
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