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Port St. Lucie, FL

245,036 Population
119.2 square miles 2,055.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.5 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 47.8 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2

Economics

$34,797 ±$2,119 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: $39,036 ±$1,565
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $41,902 ±$290
$74,928 ±$4,316 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: $68,316 ±$3,023
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $73,311 ±$577

7.9% ±2.3% (19,238  ±5,599) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 11.2% † 59,116 (±1.5% / ±7,771)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 12.3% 2,729,519 (±0.3% / ±62,129)

32 minutes ±1 (3,024,275  ±189,952) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 29.4 5,850,020 (±0.7 / ±232,397)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28.5 254,614,030 (±0.2 / ±2,053,491)

Families

90,069 ±2,754 Number of households
  • the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 214,904 ±3,943
  • Florida: 8,966,402 ±20,449
2.7 ±0.1 (243,922  ±79) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 2.5 529,539 (±0.1 / ±130)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,130,724

2.2% ±1.4% (1,143  ±703) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 3.8% † 3,799 (±1.1% / ±1,137)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Florida: 5.1% 250,538 (±0.2% / ±9,935)

Housing

96,029 ±2,759 Number of housing units
  • the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 250,994 ±83
  • Florida: 10,451,823 ±503

$397,500 ±$10,970 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: $385,700 ±$8,475
  • a little higher than the amount in Florida: $381,000 ±$1,579

10.1% ±2.5% (24,681  ±6,196.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 9.6% † 51,038 (±1.4% / ±7,250)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 13.6% 3,054,132 (±0.3% / ±54,986.7)

Social

91.9% ±4.1% (162,445  ±7,736.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 90.8% 366,079 (±2.7% / ±10,780.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.3% 14,820,362 (±0.4% / ±72,529.6)
25.7% ±2.3% (45,409  ±4,102.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 30% 120,998 (±1.5% / ±6,104.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 34.9% 5,733,894 (±0.3% / ±43,651)

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

19.9% ±2.8% (48,759  ±6,936) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 17% 91,390
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 22.1% 4,996,874

7.7% ±1.3% (14,844  ±2,443) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area: 8% 34,867 (±0.8% / ±3,318)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 7.3% 1,327,057 (±0.1% / ±21,583)
14,844 Total veterans ±2,443 13,601 Male ±2,355 1,243 Female ±672

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