CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Pierce

Florida · 36,830 residents · 24.2 sq mi

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With 36,830 people, Fort Pierce is a city in Florida. 29.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Florida median by roughly 31%. 53% of homes are owner-occupied. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $56,900.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,830

−2%vs 2000

vs 37,516 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

24.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202449K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(3,113)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(2,679)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(2,501)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(2,438)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(2,193)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(5,372)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(4,245)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(3,322)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(3,586)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.3%(4,543)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(2,244)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(594)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,913

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,121 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,961

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,345 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,900

+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$401

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $517 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.3%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 53.2% in 2000

46.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic41.4%(15,516)

Black40.3%(15,109)

Hispanic / Latino15%(5,629)

Asian0.8%(290)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic53.8%(19,807)

Black42.5%(15,666)

Hispanic / Latino5.9%(2,168)

Asian0.4%(141)

Other3.3%(1,216)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.1%(4,962)

Central American3.1%(1,520)

Puerto Rican2.4%(1,163)

South American1.8%(874)

Cuban1.6%(781)

Guatemalan1.3%(649)

Honduran0.9%(453)

Colombian0.9%(451)

Dominican0.9%(419)

Salvadoran0.6%(274)

Spaniard0.4%(209)

Venezuelan0.3%(167)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.2%(87)

Peruvian0.2%(84)

Chilean0.2%(82)

Nicaraguan0.1%(57)

Argentine0.1%(50)

Uruguayan0.1%(25)

Ecuadorian0%(15)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.2%(594)

Pakistani0.2%(107)

Filipino0.2%(102)

Thai0.1%(32)

Cambodian0.1%(25)

Ancestry

American26.6%(13,048)

West Indian11.6%(5,712)

Haitian10%(4,924)

German5.3%(2,620)

Irish4.4%(2,155)

English3.5%(1,702)

Italian3.2%(1,549)

Subsaharan African1.7%(854)

Polish1.4%(709)

Nigerian1%(511)

French1%(506)

Jamaican0.7%(343)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.6%(298)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(208)

Norwegian0.3%(155)

French Canadian0.3%(154)

Hungarian0.3%(154)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(149)

British0.2%(108)

Swedish0.2%(103)

Welsh0.2%(94)

Russian0.2%(83)

Dutch0.2%(74)

Austrian0.1%(73)

Portuguese0.1%(52)

Arab0.1%(46)

Canadian0.1%(45)

Swiss0.1%(33)

Danish0.1%(32)

Greek0.1%(31)

Lebanese0.1%(25)

Turkish0%(24)

Lithuanian0%(19)

Brazilian0%(18)

Romanian0%(17)

Slovak0%(15)

Ukrainian0%(13)

Finnish0%(8)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Haitian population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 17.4 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 married41.8%(7,702)

Married41.7%(7,686)

Widowed6.3%(1,168)

Divorced10.2%(1,881)

Women 15+

Never married34.7%(7,136)

Married38.2%(7,839)

Widowed10.5%(2,149)

Divorced16.6%(3,418)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.6%

−17.2 ptssince 2013

from 32.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.4%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% 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)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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