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West St. Lucie CCD, St. Lucie County, FL

8,717 Population
364.2 square miles 23.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.5 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in St. Lucie County: 45.1 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$46,219 ±$6,318 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in St. Lucie County: $36,552 ±$1,171
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $42,609 ±$179
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,531 ±$20,058 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in St. Lucie County: $71,457 ±$2,290
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $74,568 ±$284
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.6% ±2.8% (492  ±244) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in St. Lucie County: 12.3% 43,756 (±1% / ±3,714)
  • about half the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,759,397 (±0.1% / ±28,960)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.7 minutes ±6.8 (84,105  ±13,996) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in St. Lucie County: 29.3 3,976,335 (±0.5 / ±112,211)
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,545 ±258 Number of households
  • St. Lucie County: 137,453 ±1,419
  • Florida: 8,752,810 ±20,285
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (8,698  ±699) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in St. Lucie County: 2.6 357,215 (±0 / ±46)
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,939,310
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.3% ±3.7% (69  ±61) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in St. Lucie County: 5.6% † 4,084 (±1% / ±704)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 4.8% 236,653 (±0.1% / ±4,994)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,510 ±297 Number of housing units
  • St. Lucie County: 160,146 ±83
  • Florida: 10,256,470 ±942
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$327,900 ±$44,933 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in St. Lucie County: $347,300 ±$4,773
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $359,000 ±$930
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.5% ±3.5% (827  ±313.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. Lucie County: 10.4% 37,021 (±0.9% / ±3,322.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,039,847 (±0.1% / ±25,871.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.7% ±4.9% (6,465  ±608.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in St. Lucie County: 89.2% 236,051 (±1.8% / ±4,768.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 90% 14,597,205 (±0.2% / ±39,237.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32.2% ±5% (2,156  ±372.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in St. Lucie County: 26.7% 70,520 (±1% / ±2,580.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 34.2% 5,541,467 (±0.1% / ±22,209.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

9.8% ±3.1% (857  ±280) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in St. Lucie County: 18.2% 65,657
  • about half the rate in Florida: 21.9% 4,905,727
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.8% ±2.8% (849  ±218) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in St. Lucie County: 8.6% 24,969 (±0.6% / ±1,640)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,327,071 (±0.1% / ±10,642)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
849 Total veterans ±218 835 Male ±222 14 Female ±24

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