Indialantic, Florida

Greater Indialantic, outside the town boundaries, represents a parallel development of suburban beach homes, which for lack of a stronger identity, has assumed that of the nearest town. The Town of Indialantic is a 1 by 1 mile (1.6 by 1.6 km) community. The areas mentioned below are not in town but share a ZIP code with Indialantic.

This area starts with the town of Indialantic on the south and lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River, extending north just short of the Eau Gallie Causeway (SR 518). It includes mostly unincorporated parts of Brevard County but also includes a development that is part of the city of Melbourne, otherwise a mainland community.

Included are these developments:

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,944 people, 1,330 households, and 848 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,840.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,096.8/km²). There were 1,467 housing units at an average density of 1,415.5 per square mile (546.5/km²).

There were 1,330 households, out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.6% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $62,181, and the median income for a family was $76,109. Males had a median income of $51,830 versus $30,047 for females. The per capita income for the town was $41,126. About 1.1% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

The per capita income of $41,126 places the town of Indialantic first in Brevard County and 58 in the state (out of 887 places).

As of the 2020 census, there were 3,010 people, 1,586 housing units, and 1,433 families in the town. The racial makeup was 89.2% White (2,686 people), 0.5% African American (16), 0.2% Native American (7) 1.8% Asian (56), 1.0% from some other race (31), and 7.1% two or more races (214). There were 172 people (5.7%) of Hispanic or Latino origin.[11]

The ancestry was 19.7% English, 14.3% German, 8.5% Italian, 7.1% Irish, 6.9% Scottish, 5.7% Polish, 3.8% French, and 1.2% Norwegian.[11]

The median age was 51.2 years old. A total of 23.3% of the population were 65 or older, with 13.0% between the ages of 65 and 74, 7.2% between the ages of 75 and 84, and 3.0% 85 or older. A total of 13.7% of the population were foreign born, of those 44.7% were born in Europe, 34.5% were born in Asia, 14.4% were born in Latin America, and 6.4% from North America.[11]

The median household income was $76,773, with families having $139,625, and married couples having $145,132. A total of 13.3% of the population were in poverty, with 17.7% of people under 18, 13.2% of people between the ages of 18 and 64, and 10.5% of people 65 or older being in poverty.[11]

Here are the figures as of the 2000 census for the area with the Zip code 32903:[12]

Total population = 12,792

Gender and age

• Male = 6,339 (49.6%)
• Female = 6,453 (50.4%)
• Median Age = 45.2, above US average of 35.3
• Under 5 years = 583 (4.6%) (US ave = 6.8%)
• 18 years and over = 10,361 (81%) (US ave = 74.3%)
• 65 years and over = 2,887 (22.6%) (US ave = 12.4%)

Racial characteristics:

• White – 96.4% (US ave - 75.1%)
• Asian – 1.2% (3.6%)
• Two or more races – 1.1% (2.4%)
• Black or Afro-American – .7% (12.3%)
• Another Race – .5% (5.5%)

Households:

• Size – 2.25 (2.59)
• Family size – 2.74 (3.14)

Housing:

• Owner occupied – 78.5% (66.2%)
• Renter occupied – 21.5% (33.8%)
• Vacant housing units – 11.3% (9.0%)

Social Characteristics:

• High school graduate or higher – 95.2% (80.4%)
• Bachelor's degree or higher – 47.5% (24.4%)
• Veterans – 21.5% (12.7%)
• Disability status (5 years and over) – 15% (19.3%)
• Foreign born – 7.4% (11.1%)
• Male, now married, except separated, (15 years and over) – 61.5% (56.7%)
• Female, now married, except separated, (15 years and over) – 61.1% (52.1%)
• Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) – 8.1% (17.9%)

There are six paid firefighters plus fifteen active volunteers.[17] Since 1985, residents have lit luminaria before Christmas when firemen have distributed candy to children from a firetruck, on every street.[18]

Indialantic maintains a police force with 12 sworn police officers, including the chief of police. On average, officers respond to 4,000 calls for service a year with an approximate response time of under two minutes.[19][20]

Emergency services are dispatched from the town's communications center, staffed by four full-time and five part-time dispatchers.[20]

1. John McLean 1952–1954
2. Louis H. Mussler c. 1954–1958
3. William Ballinger 1958–1959
4. Harry Kane 1959–1961
5. Timothy D. Deratany 1971–1977
6. Clayton Test 1977–1979
7. Constantine "Gus" Carey 1979–1981
8. Andrea Deratany 1981–1984
9. Gloria Gardner 1984–1985
10. Barry Kronman 1985–1987
11. Norbert "Norb" O'Hara 1987–1989
12. David Lawrence Dean 1989–1992
13. Bill Vernon 1992–1996
14. Todd Deratany 1996–1998
15. Robert Cochran 1998–2002
16. Daniel Trott 2002–2006
17. Robert Cochran 2006–2008
18. David Berkman 2008–2022

2019 Economic characteristics per https://datausa.io/profile/geo/indialantic-fl

• In labor force, 1,228 of total 2,865 population
• Travel time to work, minutes – 24.2%
• Median household income in 1999 dollars – $59,773 ($41,994)
• Media household income – $83,365 (compared to US average of $65,712)
• Families below poverty level – 8.86 (compared to US average of 12.3%)
• Median Home Value - $374,500

The following events occur annually:

• July craft show, Nance Park[21]
• Witch Way 5K run and Halloween Party in Nance Park in October[21]
• Indialantic Boardwalk Sprint Distance Triathlon, June[21]
• Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Nance Park, December

Travelocity.com named route A1A, which runs along the Brevard shore, as the "Best Driving Route" in Florida. This runs close to the ocean. A secondary major route, paralleling it, is Riverside, which is close to the Indian River.

The Florida Department of Transportation maintains A1A and 192. Brevard County maintains North Riverside Drive. The town maintains 95,568 feet (29.129 km) of roadway. Most blocks are 650 feet (200 m) long.[23]

See State Roads in Florida for explanation of numbering system.

• U.S. Route 192 – "Fifth Avenue"
• SR A1A – Miramar Avenue[24]
• Riverside Drive – 10,000 vehicles used this road daily in 2010.[25] It runs throughout the length of Indialantic including "greater Indialantic" in the county