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Port St. Lucie

Florida · 268,062 residents (2025 est.) · 119 sq mi
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Port St. Lucie is a city of 232,491 people in Florida. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 143,722 people. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. At a median age of 43.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 1,950 people per square mile. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,648, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 131%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Port St. Lucie

What changed most since 2000

  • Population88,769 → 232,491 (+162%)US over the same years: +19%
  • White share82.8% → 50.4% (−32.4 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
  • Black share6.8% → 19.0% (+12.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts

Among the 21 cities and towns in the Port St. Lucie metro

  • 7th in household income$80,648
  • 13th in share with a bachelor's degree28.1%
  • 9th in home value$369,200
  • 4th in diversity score81.2

Its weight in St. Lucie County

Port St. Lucie's population equals 64% of St. Lucie County's. Its number of households without a car equals 37% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
232,491
+162%since 2000
from 88,769 in 2000
268,062 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
2000 – 2025
Population density
1,950 / sq mi
+162%since 2000
from 745 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
43.9
+10%since 2000
from 39.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
119 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
74K118K161K204K247K2000201020202024Port St. Lucie
2024232K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(11,820)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(12,939)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(13,739)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.8%(13,554)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245%(11,728)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411%(25,649)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(30,606)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.8%(29,682)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.8%(32,093)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.9%(27,567)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.5%(17,531)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(5,583)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$80,648
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,509 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,828
+109%since 2000
from $18,059 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.3%
+26.4 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.412
+8%since 2010
from 0.383 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade4.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$369,200
+131%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $87,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,937
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $741 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
84.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 83.3% in 2000
16.0% rent
Vacancy rate
7.7%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 15.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.76 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
30.5%
−17.0 ptssince 2009
from 47.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
58.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 56.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.6
+10%since 2009
from 4.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
71
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic82.8%(73,489)
Black6.8%(6,035)
Hispanic / Latino7.5%(6,677)
Asian1.2%(1,089)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic50.4%(117,174)
Black19%(44,171)
Hispanic / Latino24%(55,870)
Asian2.1%(4,891)
Other4.5%(10,385)
Diversity Score
81
+31%since 2009
from 62 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican7.6%(17,555)
South American4.2%(9,873)
Cuban3.7%(8,591)
Mexican2.9%(6,855)
Central American2.4%(5,464)
Dominican2%(4,570)
Colombian1.7%(3,859)
Ecuadorian0.8%(1,748)
Honduran0.7%(1,684)
Peruvian0.7%(1,545)
Guatemalan0.5%(1,262)
Nicaraguan0.4%(1,005)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0.4%(971)
Bolivian0.4%(873)
Venezuelan0.3%(801)
Argentine0.2%(576)
Spaniard0.2%(439)
Costa Rican0.2%(397)
Chilean0.1%(306)
Panamanian0.1%(145)
Uruguayan0%(98)
Asian origin
Filipino0.7%(1,652)
Asian Indian0.5%(1,100)
Chinese0.3%(690)
Vietnamese0.2%(502)
Korean0.1%(285)
Japanese0.1%(229)
Pakistani0.1%(178)
Sri Lankan0.1%(148)
Thai0.1%(129)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(93)
Chamorro0%(38)
Ancestry
American23.5%(54,692)
Irish8.1%(18,894)
Italian8%(18,715)
West Indian7.4%(17,133)
German7.2%(16,819)
English5.5%(12,866)
Haitian3.5%(8,027)
Jamaican2.9%(6,718)
Polish2.5%(5,734)
French1.1%(2,617)
Scottish0.9%(2,022)
Brazilian0.8%(1,826)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.7%(1,646)
Swedish0.5%(1,274)
French Canadian0.5%(1,205)
Dutch0.5%(1,201)
Portuguese0.5%(1,083)
Hungarian0.4%(997)
Arab0.4%(983)
Greek0.4%(897)
Norwegian0.4%(829)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(768)
Canadian0.3%(745)
British0.3%(653)
Guyanese0.2%(566)
Lebanese0.2%(437)
Austrian0.2%(395)
Welsh0.2%(373)
Romanian0.1%(327)
Ukrainian0.1%(316)
Finnish0.1%(278)
Croatian0.1%(263)
Swiss0.1%(258)
Slovak0.1%(227)
Czech0.1%(218)
Lithuanian0.1%(215)
Danish0.1%(192)
Armenian0.1%(173)
Barbadian0.1%(163)
Cape Verdean0.1%(156)
Belgian0.1%(149)
Moroccan0.1%(145)
Serbian0%(116)
Egyptian0%(77)
Slovene0%(76)
Jordanian0%(67)
Ghanaian0%(46)
Syrian0%(34)
Bulgarian0%(33)
Nigerian0%(33)
Latvian0%(12)
Turkish0%(7)
Iranian0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.1%
+13.1 ptssince 2000
from 15.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.7%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 83.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.8%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 4.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.5 min
+64%since 2000
from 18.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.7%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 84.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.8%
+8.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.0%
−7.9 ptssince 2011
from 13.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 64.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 72.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.7%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
19.7%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 16.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2012
from 13.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.3%
−10.4 ptssince 2013
from 20.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.9%
+9.7 ptssince 2017
from 85.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 96.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.9%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
73.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2016
from 75.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2016
from 15.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.6%(28,742)
Married55.6%(52,290)
Widowed3%(2,802)
Divorced10.8%(10,165)
Women 15+
Never married25.5%(25,475)
Married51%(50,966)
Widowed9.1%(9,054)
Divorced14.5%(14,499)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.3%
−10.4 ptssince 2013
from 20.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 46.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 22.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 4.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 63.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 37.4% 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)20.4%(3,259)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29%(4,617)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.3%(4,828)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(346)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(108)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 15,948 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

Port St. Lucie, decade by decade

Port St. Lucie population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
200088,769$73,793$159,75915.0%38.0
2010164,603$71,435$277,93217.6%70.3
2020204,851$75,607$271,98223.4%80.1
2024232,491$80,648$369,20028.1%81.2

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Port St. Lucie, Florida?

Port St. Lucie, Florida has about 232,491 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Port St. Lucie, Florida?

The typical household in Port St. Lucie, Florida earns about $80,648 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Port St. Lucie, Florida expensive?

In Port St. Lucie, Florida, the median home is worth about $369,200, and the typical rent is about $1,937 a month.

How educated are people in Port St. Lucie, Florida?

About 28.1% of adults age 25 and over in Port St. Lucie, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Port St. Lucie, Florida?

About 9.5% of people in Port St. Lucie, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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