CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Pierce North

Florida · 5,833 residents · 4.24 sq mi

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Fort Pierce North is home to 5,833 people in Florida. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The poverty rate is 24.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $49,200. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 23% less than in Florida as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,833

−21%vs 2000

vs 7,386 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(461)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(489)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(493)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(531)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(367)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(698)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(691)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(699)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(509)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(587)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(233)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(75)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,222

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,899 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,804

−22%vs 2000

vs $11,344 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.0%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,200

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$462

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $590 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

26.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic20.9%(1,540)

Black71.8%(5,306)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(406)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic37%(2,160)

Black60.5%(3,529)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(182)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other2.4%(139)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.7%(846)

South American6.5%(473)

Venezuelan4.7%(336)

Central American3.2%(233)

Honduran3.2%(233)

Puerto Rican2%(141)

Argentine1.1%(77)

Spaniard1.1%(77)

Chilean0.4%(29)

Cuban0.3%(24)

Peruvian0.3%(24)

Colombian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

American21%(1,520)

West Indian5%(359)

Haitian3.2%(233)

Italian2%(142)

Irish1.6%(112)

German1.4%(104)

English1.3%(94)

Jamaican0.7%(49)

Brazilian0.4%(31)

French0.3%(19)

Swedish0.2%(16)

French Canadian0.2%(13)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.2%(13)

Polish0.2%(13)

Subsaharan African0.1%(10)

Slovak0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(7)

Scottish0.1%(6)

Welsh0.1%(6)

Czech0.1%(5)

Russian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest South American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Venezuelan population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.2%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 16.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married57.2%(1,754)

Married31.1%(953)

Widowed4%(124)

Divorced7.8%(238)

Women 15+

Never married28.2%(805)

Married32.8%(936)

Widowed17.9%(510)

Divorced21%(599)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

28.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 29.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.9%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.3%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.4%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.3%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.3%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era60.5%(181)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.7%(38)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 299 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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