Indian Creek is a village and man-made barrier island in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It has 41 residential home sites and the Indian Creek Country Club. The village is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The concentration of highly affluent people on the island has earned it the nickname Billionaire Bunker. The population was 84 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Indian Creek is located in northeastern Miami-Dade County at (25.879156, –80.131130). It occupies an island bordered by Biscayne Bay to the west, Indian Creek to the south and east, and Indian Creek Lake to the north. Neighboring communities are Bay Harbor Islands to the north, Surfside to the east, Miami Beach to the south, and North Miami to the west, across Biscayne Bay. Automobile access is via a bridge from Surfside.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of . of it are land and of it (8.55%) are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 84 people, 12 households, and 10 families residing in the village.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 86 people, 24 households, and 19 families residing in the village.
As of 2013, English was the mother tongue for 40.00% of the population, while other Indo-European languages were spoken by 32.70% of all residents. Speakers of Spanish accounted for 27.30%, while the combined total of those who spoke an Asian language or Pacific Islander language made up 0.00%. The rest of the people who spoke any other languages in Indian Creek were at 0.00%. In total, 60.00% of the populace spoke something other than English as their first language.
2000 census
In 2000, 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 28.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.33.
In 2000, the village population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.8 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $61,250, and the median income for a family was $61,250. Males had a median income of $46,875 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $137,382. There were 21.4% of families and 29.4% of the population living below the poverty line.
Politics
In the 2016 presidential election, Indian Creek went to Donald Trump with 20 votes (56%) while Hillary Clinton received 16 votes (44%). In the 2020 presidential election, Indian Creek tallied 42 votes (79%) for Donald Trump and 11 votes (21%) for Joe Biden.
Photos
Photo of Indian Creek Village as it appeared in Forbes magazine
Education
Residents are assigned to Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Ruth K. Broad/Bay Harbor K–8 Center in Bay Harbor Islands serves as the local elementary and K–8 school. Residents who want to have a conventional middle school may instead choose the zoned middle school, Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School. Miami Beach Senior High School is the senior high school serving Surfside.
Notable people
Tom Brady, former NFL quarterback
Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder
Norman Braman, former Philadelphia Eagles owner and billionaire art collector
Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian model
Carl Icahn, billionaire investor
Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
Edward Lampert, hedge fund billionaire and Sears CEO
Adriana Lima, model
Other notable residents both past and present have included: Arthur I. Appleton, president of Appleton Electric Company and founder of the Appleton Museum of Art and Bridlewood Farm, and his wife Martha O'Driscoll, a former Hollywood actress Don Shula, longtime Miami Dolphins head coach George Smathers, U.S. senator