Port St. Lucie, FL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

506,701

2.55% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

47.7

0.418% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

11.6%

2.52% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$72,506

4.43% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$325,300

10.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

220,264

3.88% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Port St. Lucie, FL had a population of 507k people with a median age of 47.7 and a median household income of $72,506. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Port St. Lucie, FL grew from 494,081 to 506,701, a 2.55% increase and its median household income grew from $69,429 to $72,506, a 4.43% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Port St. Lucie, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (59.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.1%), White (Hispanic) (6.59%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.65%).

None of the households in Port St. Lucie, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.2% of the residents in Port St. Lucie, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Port St. Lucie, FL are Indian River State College (4,247 degrees awarded in 2022), Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie (179 degrees), and Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology (77 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Port St. Lucie, FL was $325,300, and the homeownership rate was 78.5%.

Most people in Port St. Lucie, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Port St. Lucie, FL was 2 cars per household.

Port St. Lucie, FL borders Clewiston, FL, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Okeechobee, FL, and Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL.

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United States Florida

Population & Diversity

Port St. Lucie, FL is home to a population of 507k people, from which 94.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 15.6% of Port St. Lucie, FL residents were born outside of the country (79.3k people).

In 2023, there were 3.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (303k people) in Port St. Lucie, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 77.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 41.1k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.2%

2023 Citizenship

94.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 94.2% of Port St. Lucie, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Port St. Lucie, FL was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Port St. Lucie, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port St. Lucie, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
303k ± 1.21k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
77.5k ± 1.57k
Two+ (Hispanic)
41.1k ± 3.07k

19.3%

Hispanic Population

97.6k people

19.3% of the people in Port St. Lucie, FL are hispanic (97.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Port St. Lucie, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

15.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

79.3k people

15%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

74.2k people

As of 2023, 15.6% of Port St. Lucie, FL residents (79.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Port St. Lucie, FL was 15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Port St. Lucie, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
14,629 ± 1,160
Gulf War (1990s)
5,614 ± 1,004
Gulf War (2001-)
5,493 ± 750

Port St. Lucie, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.61 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Port St. Lucie, FL employs 220k people. The largest industries in Port St. Lucie, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (33,312 people), Retail Trade (27,695 people), and Construction (20,874 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($92,356), Public Administration ($66,578), and Finance & Insurance ($60,267).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

220k

2023 Value

± 4,812

3.88%

1 Year growth

± 3.08%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Port St. Lucie, FL grew at a rate of 3.88%, from 212k employees to 220k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port St. Lucie, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (27,011 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (24,914 people), and Management Occupations (24,055 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port St. Lucie, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

220k

2023 Value

± 4,812

3.88%

1 Year growth

± 3.08%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Port St. Lucie, FL grew at a rate of 3.88%, from 212k employees to 220k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port St. Lucie, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (33,312 people), Retail Trade (27,695 people), and Construction (20,874 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port St. Lucie, FL, though some of these residents may live in Port St. Lucie, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,734

Median earning men ± $1,657

$35,805

Median earning women ± $770

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($78,879), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,496), and Wholesale Trade ($58,382).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($54,076), Wholesale Trade ($47,664), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,496).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,370
Construction
1,261
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
906
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.58M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$832k
Retail Trade
$569k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Port St. Lucie, FL awarded 4,557 degrees. The student population of Port St. Lucie, FL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 6,346 male students and 9,416 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Port St. Lucie, FL are White (2,006 and 44.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1,473 and 32.9%), Black or African American (681 and 15.2%), and Two or More Races (116 and 2.59%).

The largest universities in Port St. Lucie, FL by number of degrees awarded are Indian River State College (4,247 and 93.2%), Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie (179 and 3.93%), and Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology (77 and 1.69%).

The most popular majors in Port St. Lucie, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,761 and 38.6%), General Business Administration & Management (279 and 6.12%), and Registered Nursing (271 and 5.95%).

The median tuition costs in Port St. Lucie, FL are $6,298 for private four year colleges, and $2,496 and $9,360 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 15,762 students enrolled in Port St. Lucie, FL, 40.3% men and 59.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 6,352 records, of which 60.8% were women and 39.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
188 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
46 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
1,761 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Port St. Lucie, FL was Registered Nursing with 188 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Port St. Lucie, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Indian River State College
4,247 degrees awarded
Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie
179 degrees awarded
Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology
77 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Indian River State College with 4,247 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,804 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Port St. Lucie, FL, which is 0.655 times less than the 2,753 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,006 degrees mean that there were 1.36 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,473 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($15,764) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($21,125) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($1,245) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Port St. Lucie, FL was $325,300 in 2023, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $293,400 to $325,300, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Port St. Lucie, FL is 78.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Port St. Lucie, FL have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port St. Lucie, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Port St. Lucie, FL is $72,506. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Port St. Lucie, FL was St. Johns County, FL with a value of $106,169, followed by Santa Rosa County, FL and Nassau County, FL, with respective values of $88,968 and $88,900.

Housing

Property

$325,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$5,304

$156,553

Median Property Taxes

±$3,628

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Port St. Lucie, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Port St. Lucie, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.5%

Homeownership

2023

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.5% of the housing units in Port St. Lucie, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Port St. Lucie, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Port St. Lucie, FL was St. Johns County, FL with a value of $106,169, followed by Santa Rosa County, FL and Nassau County, FL, with respective values of $88,968 and $88,900.

The following map shows all of the counties in Port St. Lucie, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,506

Median Household Income

± $1,728

199k

Number of Households

± 4,387

In 2023, the median household income of the 199k households in Port St. Lucie, FL grew to $72,506 from the previous year's value of $69,429.

The following chart displays the households in Port St. Lucie, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Port St. Lucie, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.5%)
Worked At Home (11.4%)
Carpooled (8.75%)

In 2023, 76.5% of workers in Port St. Lucie, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port St. Lucie, FL have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.03% of the workforce in Port St. Lucie, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Port St. Lucie, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Port St. Lucie, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Port St. Lucie, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port St. Lucie, FL (57.7k out of 499k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Port St. Lucie, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.5% of the population of Port St. Lucie, FL has health coverage, with 35.8% on employee plans, 13.6% on Medicaid, 20.1% on Medicare, 17.3% on non-group plans, and 1.73% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1376 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1372 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 514 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,376 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,376 patients per year. This represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1,372 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Florida in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.5%

Uninsured

35.8%

Employer Coverage

13.6%

Medicaid

20.1%

Medicare

17.3%

Non-Group

1.73%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Port St. Lucie, FL declined by 1.01% from 11.6% to 11.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Port St. Lucie, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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