Port St. Lucie, FL Demographics

St. Lucie County |
Demographics

Age

43.5 ±0.7

Median age

about 90 percent of the figure in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 47.9 ±0.2
about the same as the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2
Housing

Units & Occupancy

82,293 ±981

Number of housing units

about one-third of the figure in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: Infinity 231,647 (±Infinity /±132)
less than 10 percent of the figure in Florida: Infinity 10,451,823 (±Infinity /±503)

Value

$292,900 ±$5,369

Median value of owner-occupied housing units

about the same as the amount in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: $293,400 ±$4,703
about three-quarters of the amount in Florida: $381,000 ±$1,579

Geographical mobility

9.8%

Moved since previous year

about 90 percent of the rate in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 10.6% 51,794 (±1.4% /±6,828)
about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 13.6% 3,054,132 (±0.5% /±105,913)
Families

Households

209,569 ±51

Persons per household

about two-fifths of the figure in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: Infinity 486,757 (±Infinity /±256)
less than 10 percent of the figure in Florida: Infinity 22,130,724

Fertility

5.3% ±1.2% (2,381 ±543)

Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

a little less than the rate in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 5.6% 5,203 (±0.8% /±732)
a little higher than the rate in Florida: 5.1% 250,538 (±0.2% /±9,935)
Economics

Income

$35,301 ±$1,985

Per capita income

about 90 percent of the amount in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: $39,300 ±$931
about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $41,902 ±$290

$75,040 ±$1,958

Median household income

about 10 percent higher than the amount in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: $69,429 ±$1,394
about the same as the amount in Florida: $73,311 ±$577

Poverty

8.5% ±1.3% (17,721 ±2,825)

Persons below poverty line

about two-thirds of the rate in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 11.9% 57,728 (±0.8% /±4,108)
about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 12.3% 2,729,519 (±0.3% /±62,129)

Transportation to work

N/A

Mean travel time to work

Social

Educational attainment

90.7% ±9.4% (137,519 ±14,285)

High school grad or higher

about the same as the rate in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 89.9% 331,280 (±5.4% /±19,937)
about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.2% 14,820,362 (±1.6% /±270,016)

26.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

about 90 percent of the rate in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 28.4% 104,718 (±2% /±7,508)
about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 34.9% 5,733,894 (±0.7% /±111,620)

Language

N/A

Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Place of birth

19.5%

Foreign-born population

about 1.3 times the rate in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 15% 74,197 (±0.7% /±3,256)
about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 22.1% 4,996,874 (±0.2% /±46,951)

Veteran status

9.7% ±0.9% (16,080 ±1,515)

Population with veteran status

about the same as the rate in Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 9.6% 38,694 (±0.5% /±2,023)
about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 7.3% 1,327,057 (±0.1% /±21,583)

16080 Total veterans

14611 Male

1469 Female

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