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St. Lucie County, FL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Port St. Lucie, FL
Designated Market Area: West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, FL
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 390,670   ( 61,446 from 2020)
Land area: 571.7 square miles
Population density: 683.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:194,403 49.76% 7.0%
Black:88,85522.74% 31.0%
Indian:8100.21% 21.8%
Asian:7,9012.02% 21.9%
2+ races:7,6641.96% 24.6%
Hispanic:91,03723.30% 37.3%
Total non-White:196,26750.24% 33.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:14,759 11.2
Deaths:17,73413.5
Net Migration: 56,49042.9
Net Immigration: 7,8295.9
Change in White population:12,636 3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:48,810 14.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
329,224
181,76755.21%
67,83820.61%
6650.20%
6,4821.97%
6,1511.87%
66,32120.14%
147,45744.79%

2010
277,789
170,03261.21%
51,37318.49%
6640.24%
4,3531.57%
4,5271.63%
45,99516.56%
107,75738.79%

2000
192,695
142,76874.09%
29,14815.13%
3960.21%
1,8660.97%
2,5011.30%
15,7338.16%
49,92725.91%

1990
150,171
119,49179.57%
24,25216.15%
3080.21%
7720.51%
n/a
5,3483.56%
30,68020.43%

1980
87,182
66,10975.83%
18,90421.68%
2640.30%
2870.33%
n/a
1,5461.77%
21,07324.17%

1970
50,836
34,61968.10%
15,71630.92%
420.08%
310.06%
n/a
3990.78%
16,217 31.90%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
27,982 10.1
28,29710.2
43,65115.7
7,4682.7
11,735 4.2
39,700 14.3
2000's
NumberRate
26,913 14.0
22,81011.8
65,22133.8
5,2992.7
27,264 14.1
57,830 30.0
1990's
NumberRate
22,485 15.0
19,56313.0
24,91816.6
3,4792.3
23,277 15.5
19,247 12.8
1980's
NumberRate
18,612 21.3
12,484 14.3
57,376 65.8
n/a
53,382 61.2
9,607 11.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
32,120 63.2
n/a
31,490 61.9
4,856 9.6

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Lucie County, FL

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
45.3
65,662 9.1%
654,232 90.9%
81,565 11.3%
126,443
2.62
87,040 68.8%
63,161 72.6%
9,060 10.4%
39,403 31.2%

2010
NumberPercent
42.4
62,008 22.3%
215,781 77.7%
55,378 19.9%
108,523
2.53
74,963 69.1%
55,336 73.8%
7,475 10.0%
33,560 30.9%

2000
NumberPercent
42.0
43,294 22.5%
149,401 77.5%
43,672 22.7%
76,903
2.47
54,308 70.6%
43,193 79.5%
4,646 8.6%
22,595 29.4%

1990
NumberPercent
38.5
34,766 23.2%
115,405 76.8%
31,862 21.2%
58,264
2.54
43,644 74.9%
36,617 83.9%
3,209 7.4%
14,620 25.1%

1980
NumberPercent
34.1
22,883 26.2%
64,299 73.8%
14,800 17.0%
32,565
2.65
24,679 75.8%
20,789 84.2%
1,956 7.9%
7,886 24.2%

2022 Housing Data for St. Lucie County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units150,054 
Median Value$275,900 
Occupied126,44384.3%
Vacant23,61115.7%
Owned97,47577.1%
Rented28,96822.9%
Median Rent$1,363 
Single-Family Units110,08873.4%
    Detached105,61770.4%
    Attached4,4713.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units20,93714.0%
Mobile Homes10,4757.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Lucie County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,5215.2%
$10,000 to $14,9993,9803.1%
$15,000 to $19,9994,5673.6%
$20,000 to $24,9995,3684.2%
$25,000 to $29,9995,5554.4%
$30,000 to $34,9995,3544.2%
$35,000 to $39,9994,8533.8%
$40,000 to $44,9994,5773.6%
$45,000 to $49,9995,4904.3%
$50,000 to $59,99910,8328.6%
$60,000 to $74,99915,02911.9%
$75,000 to $99,99918,56714.7%
$100,000 to $124,99912,1229.6%
$125,000 to $149,9999,1447.2%
$150,000 to $199,9997,2755.8%
$200,000 or more7,2095.7%
Median Household Income66,154 
Per Capita Income33,847 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state96 
Compared to U.S.93 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8,3446.6%
Public Assistance4,6413.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps17,84614.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed102,84368.4%
Unemployed6,5954.4%
In Armed Forces1440.1%
Total Labor Force109,58272.9%
Not in Labor Force40,81927.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector53,78046,81353.5%
Non-Profit3,2576,66632.8%
Self-Employed10,2956,98659.6%
Local Government5,3615,83247.9%
State Government1,5212,25140.3%
Federal Government1,10179758.0%
Total Private + Self64,07553,79954.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.11,24015,54642.0%
Total75,31569,34552.1%
Pct. Govt.11.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts20,77814.3%
Sales and Office Occupations35,34624.4%
Professional, Technical26,25718.1%
Service Occupations29,43320.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4970.3%
All others33,26622.9%
White Collar 56.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance23,08915.9%
Retail trade18,86713.0%
Construction13,2899.2%
Accommodation and food services10,7007.4%
Educational services9,6826.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,0716.3%
Other services8,8966.1%
Transportation and warehousing8,4055.8%
Manufacturing7,7305.3%
Professional, scientific, technical7,4065.1%
Public administration6,4944.5%
Finance and insurance5,0273.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing3,8672.7%
Wholesale trade3,4752.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,4002.3%
Information2,2301.5%
Utilities2,0551.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,0980.8%
Management2890.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction100.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Lucie County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican14,0314.19%
Puerto Rican18,9665.67%
Cuban8,1072.42%
Dominican5,4651.63%
Total Central American8,3552.50%
Costa Rican4120.12%
Guatemalan2,3160.69%
Honduran2,7330.82%
Nicaraguan1,4280.43%
Panamanian4740.14%
Salvadoran9920.30%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American10,6543.18%
Argentinean5640.17%
Bolivian5550.17%
Chilean3860.12%
Colombian3,2560.97%
Ecuadorian1,7460.52%
Paraguayan120.00%
Peruvian2,2360.67%
Uruguayan1130.03%
Venezuelan1,7640.53%
Other South American220.01%
Other Hispanic3,5101.05%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino2,3850.71%
Indian1,3720.41%
Vietnamese8180.24%
Chinese7450.22%
Korean2980.09%
Thai2210.07%
Japanese1860.06%
Laotian230.01%
Indonesian200.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English243,76676.6%
Spanish48,58815.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun12,3783.9%
Other Indo-European5,8561.8%
Other1,5040.5%
Tagalog1,3280.4%
German, other Germanic1,0920.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic9240.3%
Arabic8810.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American70,74121.1%
Irish29,9769.0%
German28,3818.5%
Italian26,5447.9%
English20,8656.2%
Haitian11,8093.5%
European9,0552.7%
Jamaican8,1212.4%
Polish7,7532.3%
French5,3041.6%
Scottish2,7590.8%
Brazilian2,3580.7%
Dutch2,3090.7%
French Canadian2,0990.6%
Swedish1,9690.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen315,64194.3%
Not a citizen19,0415.7%
Native277,04282.8%
Foreign-born57,64017.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Lucie County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
10,580 4.3%17,372 7.1%75,400 30.8%80,180 32.8%40,046 16.4%21,202 8.7%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 10,580 4.3%
9-12 Years 17,372 7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 75,400 30.8%
Some College 80,180 32.8%
Bach. Degree 40,046 16.4%
Grad Degree 21,202 8.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for St. Lucie County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 72,863 63,211 9,652 13.2% 6.2%
1991 71,654 61,365 10,289 14.4% 7.6%
1992 73,698 61,464 12,234 16.6% 8.4%
1993 73,973 63,813 10,160 13.7% 7.4%
1994 75,486 64,849 10,637 14.1% 6.5%
1995 76,183 66,621 9,562 12.6% 5.6%
1996 78,072 68,070 10,002 12.8% 5.3%
1997 77,964 69,182 8,782 11.3% 4.9%
1998 79,648 70,928 8,720 10.9% 4.4%
1999 81,393 73,563 7,830 9.6% 3.9%
2000 88,254 83,132 5,122 5.8% 3.8%
2001 91,684 85,960 5,724 6.2% 4.4%
2002 94,097 87,935 6,162 6.5% 4.9%
2003 97,300 91,627 5,673 5.8% 4.5%
2004 103,020 97,567 5,453 5.3% 3.8%
2005 111,799 107,613 4,186 3.7% 2.9%
2006 118,283 114,483 3,800 3.2% 2.5%
2007 122,774 116,935 5,839 4.8% 3.3%
2008 123,358 113,341 10,017 8.1% 5.7%
2009 121,977 106,794 15,183 12.4% 9.6%
2010 127,436 110,442 16,994 13.3% 10.8%
2011 127,910 111,837 16,073 12.6% 10.0%
2012 128,364 113,893 14,471 11.3% 8.6%
2013 129,041 115,651 13,390 10.4% 7.5%
2014 130,404 119,663 10,741 8.2% 6.4%
2015 131,823 123,346 8,477 6.4% 5.5%
2016 135,657 127,736 7,921 5.8% 4.9%
2017 139,075 131,816 7,259 5.2% 4.2%
2018 142,627 136,218 6,409 4.5% 3.6%
2019 146,578 140,515 6,063 4.1% 3.3%
2020 145,363 134,060 11,303 7.8% 7.7%
2021 150,839 143,349 7,490 5.0% 4.6%
2022 155,564 150,258 5,306 3.4% 2.9%
2023 159,361 153,763 5,598 3.5% 2.9%
2024 168,354 161,727 6,627 3.9% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com