About Indian Rocks Beach

Indian Rocks Beach is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 5,072 people and just one neighborhood, Indian Rocks Beach is the 331st largest community in Florida.

Indian Rocks Beach is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Indian Rocks Beach is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Indian Rocks Beach who work in sales jobs (17.87%), office and administrative support jobs (15.42%), and management occupations (13.80%).

Also of interest is that Indian Rocks Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Indian Rocks Beach. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Indian Rocks Beach.

One of the nice things about Indian Rocks Beach is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. This is definately true of Indian Rocks Beach, which supports a strong tourist economy.

Indian Rocks Beach is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Indian Rocks Beach, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.95% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small city, Indian Rocks Beach doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Indian Rocks Beach Information and Demographics

The population of Indian Rocks Beach is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.58% of adults in Indian Rocks Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Indian Rocks Beach in 2000 was $40,195, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,780 for a family of four.

The people who call Indian Rocks Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Indian Rocks Beach is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Indian Rocks Beach include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Indian Rocks Beach is English. Some people also speak Spanish.