Fort Pierce is home to 49,082 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. 26.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Florida median by roughly 37%. 11,566 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,072, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 142%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Pierce
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.3% → 18.7%(+7.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Fort Pierce's population equals 14% of St. Lucie County's. Its number of households without a car equals 34% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 6.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15%(229)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(272)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.4%(599)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(85)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,522 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fort Pierce, decade by decade
Fort Pierce population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
36,830
$45,393
$136,564
11.3%
69.4
2000
37,516
$45,762
$103,834
12.7%
80.4
2010
41,590
$45,456
$193,200
13.0%
83.3
2020
47,297
$45,602
$151,141
15.6%
86.1
2024
49,082
$47,072
$250,800
18.7%
84.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
