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Gifford, Florida.

A community in Indian River County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Indian River County’s.

Living in Gifford, Indian River County, Florida

Gifford, in Indian River County, had 5,511 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $33,175 a year and half less, against $73,491 across Indian River County; 42% of its people live below the poverty line. 51% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 49% are rented. Unemployment in Indian River County was 5.6% in August 2026, and the county had 0.1% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Indian River County work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 5,511 in the 2020 census
Household income $33,175 the median, give or take $7,135 · Indian River County: $73,491
Unemployment 5.6% Indian River County, August 2026; 5.3% a year before
Homes 51% lived in by their owners; 49% rented
  • 1,682households
  • 20%of adults have a degree
  • 42%below the poverty line
  • 17 mintypical commute
  • 6%work from home

What people in Indian River County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care21%
  • Professional and business services14%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%
  • Building trades9%
  • Banks, insurance and property8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Indian River County had 57,576 jobs in 2025, 0.1% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 73° and 54°; warmest in July, 91° and 75° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 73° 54° F M A M J J 91° 75° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 73° and 54°; warmest in July, 91° and 75° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 73° 54° F M A M J J 91° 75° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 73° and lows near 54°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 75°. About 56 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Vero Beach 4SE weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Gifford

  1. OHLA USA / Community Asphalt - Vero BeachPavement, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway, construction76
  2. Senior Resource AssociationIndividual and family social services, multi-purpose69
  3. Atlantic Roofing II of Vero BeachRoofing contractors35
  4. Wawa SiteConvenience store32
  5. United Against PovertyPrivate warehousing and storage, general merchandise30
  6. Treasure Coast Technical CollegeCareer school26

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 5 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 242 people in all. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24). Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesVery high
  2. LightningRelatively high
  3. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Gifford’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Indian River County.