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St. Lucie County, FL

373,586 Population
571.9 square miles 653.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,267 ±$1,554 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $41,902 ±$290
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$66,530 ±$2,930 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $73,311 ±$577
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.5% ±1.7% (35,169  ±6,317) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 12.3% 2,729,519 (±0.3% / ±62,129)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

30.2 minutes ±0.8 (4,303,260  ±203,805) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 28.5 254,614,030 (±0.2 / ±2,053,491)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

145,735 ±3,230 Number of households
  • Florida: 8,966,402 ±20,449
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (370,475  ±98) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,130,724
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.3% ±1.1% (1,715  ±845) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Florida: 5.1% 250,538 (±0.2% / ±9,935)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

166,826 ±61 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,451,823 ±503
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$371,400 ±$8,328 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Florida: $381,000 ±$1,579
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.8% ±1.9% (40,228  ±6,992.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.6% 3,054,132 (±0.3% / ±54,986.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.1% ±3.4% (247,770  ±9,215.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.3% 14,820,362 (±0.4% / ±72,529.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
24.6% ±1.8% (67,569  ±4,956.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 34.9% 5,733,894 (±0.3% / ±43,651)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

19.1% (71,323  ±7,379) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 22.1% 4,996,874
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.9% ±1% (23,653  ±2,978) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 7.3% 1,327,057 (±0.1% / ±21,583)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
23,653 Total veterans ±2,978 21,667 Male ±2,726 1,986 Female ±927

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