Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°53′45″N 82°50′51″W / 27.89583, -82.8475
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Pinellas
Area
- Total	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
- Land	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
- Water	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,072
- Density	3,622.9/sq mi (1,408.9/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	33785-33786
Area code(s)	727
FIPS code	12-33625[1]
GNIS feature ID	0284535[2]

Indian Rocks Beach is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,072 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,255 [1].

Geography

Indian Rocks Beach is located at 27°53′45″N, 82°50′51″W (27.895799, -82.847550)^[3].It lies on a barrier island between the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway. It is north of Indian Shores and south of Belleair Shore and Belleair Beach. Tourism is its primary industry. It was incorporated in 1956.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (33.09%) is water.

Demographics

Indian Rocks Beach, unlike some Pinellas communities, offers free beach access parking.

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 5,072 people, 2,700 households, and 1,393 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,105.7/km² (5,454.6/mi²). There were 4,032 housing units at an average density of 1,673.9/km² (4,336.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.18% White, 0.30% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.17% of the population.

There were 2,700 households out of which 11.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.4% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.39.

In the city the population was spread out with 10.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 36.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,770, and the median income for a family was $65,724. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $31,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,195. About 1.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Indian Rocks Beach official website

• Indian Rocks Beach, Florida is at coordinates 27°53′45″N 82°50′51″W / 27.895799, -82.84755 (Indian Rocks Beach, Florida)Coordinates: 27°53′45″N 82°50′51″W / 27.895799, -82.84755 (Indian Rocks Beach, Florida)

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