109 years in pictures
Census counts: 5,588 in 2000, 6,560 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1917Indiantown is settled
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A town of 6,826, settled in 1917.
Indiantown gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $298K, 4 years of the Port St. Lucie metro’s $75K median household income. It grades C overall, 331st of 634 graded towns in Florida. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top, and the median household income is $56K, and 23% of residents live below the poverty line. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Indiantown, against 11% in Florida’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Seminole Inn is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Indiantown beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Warfield Elementary School | PK–5 | 820 |
| Indiantown Middle School | 6–8 | 446 |
Where Indiantown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Indiantown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,588 in 2000, 6,560 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Indiantown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Indiantown.
Indiantown trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has poverty well above the Florida rate.
36% of Indiantown adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Indiantown beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 73% of Indiantown adults had a checkup this year.
| Indiantown | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 20% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Indiantown | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 33.1% | 36.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.8% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Martin school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 820 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Indiantown for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Indiantown fell to 893 in 2023, 156 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Indiantown is 29 minutes.
| Indiantown | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 53.5°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.3°.
Indiantown has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Indiantown’s January low is 54°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Indiantown | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 54°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $298K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 26 miles.
The typical Indiantown home is worth about $298,000, up 1.2% in a year, 21% below the Florida typical home.
| Indiantown | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $923 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 72% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Timer Powers Park, at 38 acres.
| Indiantown | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Timer Powers Park | — | 38 |
| 2. C-44 Stormwater Treatment Area | — | 26 |
| 3. Big Mound Park | — | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Indiantown; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Indiantown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Village in Florida, United States
Indiantown is a village in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,560 at the 2020 census. It is a rural community in the interior of Florida's Treasure Coast region, first established in the early 1900s, then incorporated on December 31, 2017. The village is governed by a mayor and council elected at-large, while day-to-day operations are directed by the village manager. Indiantown has been noted as hosting a large population of Maya Guatemalans, who began to move to the city in the 1980s in order to flee the Guatemalan Civil War.
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Indiantown grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #331 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Lucie, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Betty Mae Tiger Jumper and Charles Emanuel.