Florida Ridge Wedding

Florida Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,217 at the 2000 census.

Florida Ridge is located at 273428N, 802330W (27.574529, -80.391685)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 32.6 km (12.6 mi). 28.0 km (10.8 mi) of it is land and 4.6 km (1.8 mi) of it (14.15%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 15,217 people, 6,412 households, and 4,437 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 544.0/km (1,409.3/mi). There were 7,330 housing units at an average density of 262.0/km (678.9/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.54% White, 11.10% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.99% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.07% of the population.

There were 6,412 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.81.