Indian River Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,220 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Indian River Estates is located at (27.364369, -80.308620). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (3.65%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 6,220 people, 2,347 households, and 1,743 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,494 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.29% White, 2.31% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.54% of the population. There were 2,347 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.78. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,053, and the median income for a family was $40,790. Males had a median income of $28,857 versus $22,169 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,824. About 6.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over. References Census-designated places in St. Lucie County, Florida Port St. Lucie metropolitan area Census-designated places in Florida Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida