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St. Lucie County, FL

390,670 Population
571.9 square miles 683.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,386 ±$1,459 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$73,811 ±$4,888 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.4% ±1.8% (44,236  ±6,849) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.9 minutes ±1 (4,654,755  ±268,686) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28.9 270,952,670 (±0.2 / ±2,105,094)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

150,845 ±2,980 Number of households
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (387,469  ±87) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7% ±2.1% (5,519  ±1,699) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

171,742 ±64 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$391,900 ±$10,585 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.5% ±1.7% (36,524  ±6,463.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.3% ±3.5% (256,853  ±10,031.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
27% ±1.8% (77,701  ±5,236.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

21.5% (84,108  ±6,394) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±1% (21,203  ±3,167) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
21,203 Total veterans ±3,167 18,686 Male ±2,914 2,517 Female ±1,055

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