The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 1,605 in 1970 to 14,229 in 2010. That was an increase of 786.5 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 4.5 percent to 10.3 percent.
The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 260.0 percent.
Sebastian MSA: Population 1970-2010
The first chart below shows the three population change factors for three periods adjusted for annual average amounts. Domestic migration (NDM) was the primary factor in adding population in all periods.
The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NDM remained the principal factor adding population in all periods.
Sebastian MSA: Sources of Population Change 1990-2014 Sebastian MSA: Sources of Population Change (Adjusted) 1990-2014
B-D NDM NIM B-D NDM NIM 90-'99 neg. 90.1% 9.9% 90-'99 neg. 84.0% 16.0% 00-'09 neg. 89.8% 10.2% 00-'09 neg. 85.0% 15.0% 10-'14 neg. 87.9% 12.1% 10-'14 neg. 81.3% 18.7%
1/ Indian River County.
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