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Stuart

Florida · 19,451 residents (2025 est.) · 7.12 sq mi
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With 18,520 people, Stuart is a city in Florida. The median age is 48.6, about 10 years above the US median. 3,887 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 2,603 people per square mile. That trails the Florida median by roughly 19%. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 170%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
18,520
+27%since 2000
from 14,633 in 2000
19,451 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,603 / sq mi
+17%since 2009
from 2,225 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
48.6
Unchangedsince 2000
from 48.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
7.12 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
11K13K15K17K19K19902000201020202024Stuart
202419K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.3%(797)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(1,044)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144%(736)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.9%(903)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.5%(644)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.2%(2,268)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.5%(1,940)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(2,226)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(2,581)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.9%(2,582)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8411%(2,039)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over4.1%(760)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,225
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,574 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,710
+83%since 2000
from $21,139 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.9%
+24.1 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.3%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.474
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.472 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade4.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$329,400
+170%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,586
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $648 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
58.9%
−4.1 ptssince 2000
from 62.9% in 2000
41.1% rent
Vacancy rate
23.8%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 26.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.22 people
+6%since 2009
from 2.09 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
28.5%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
66.5%
+14.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.5
+41%since 2009
from 3.9 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
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic79.7%(11,659)
Black12.3%(1,793)
Hispanic / Latino6.3%(920)
Asian0.7%(96)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic62.5%(11,581)
Black12%(2,219)
Hispanic / Latino21.3%(3,953)
Asian1.1%(202)
Other3.1%(565)
Diversity Score
69
+49%since 2009
from 46 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
Central American5.5%(1,024)
Mexican3.6%(666)
Venezuelan2.7%(501)
Honduran2.7%(496)
Guatemalan2.2%(416)
Cuban2.2%(401)
Ecuadorian0.5%(88)
Nicaraguan0.5%(87)
Argentine0.4%(65)
Colombian0.2%(39)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0.1%(25)
Dominican0.1%(17)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(141)
Chinese0.2%(41)
Korean0.1%(20)
Ancestry
German13.5%(2,500)
Irish11.9%(2,208)
Italian10.7%(1,974)
English10.3%(1,916)
American7%(1,288)
West Indian2.8%(510)
Norwegian2.2%(411)
Scottish2.1%(384)
French1.9%(357)
Polish1.7%(321)
Jamaican1.3%(243)
Hungarian1.1%(210)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
British1%(191)
Greek0.9%(175)
Welsh0.9%(166)
Arab0.9%(165)
Czech0.8%(149)
Lebanese0.8%(140)
Ukrainian0.7%(137)
Lithuanian0.7%(134)
Russian0.7%(133)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(124)
Haitian0.6%(115)
Dutch0.6%(107)
Swedish0.6%(103)
Brazilian0.3%(55)
Danish0.2%(45)
Austrian0.2%(39)
Canadian0.2%(39)
Portuguese0.2%(36)
Slovak0.2%(34)
Serbian0.2%(32)
Swiss0.2%(28)
Belgian0.1%(18)
Macedonian0.1%(17)
Romanian0.1%(17)
Finnish0.1%(15)
Syrian0.1%(10)
Slovene0.1%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.1%
+13.2 ptssince 2000
from 21.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.0%
+11.8 ptssince 2000
from 81.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 8.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.6 min
+61%since 2000
from 15.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.1%
−9.0 ptssince 2009
from 84.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
3.7%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.4%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2011
from 12.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.0%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 59.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.3%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.6%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 30.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
44.8%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Female
55.2%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Foreign born
13.5%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.4%
−9.1 ptssince 2009
from 16.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
19.3%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 16.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.5%
−9.7 ptssince 2013
from 19.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.3%
+13.1 ptssince 2017
from 77.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 91.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 85.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
81.3%
−4.1 ptssince 2016
from 85.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
16.1%
+6.4 ptssince 2016
from 9.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.2%(2,507)
Married46.2%(3,287)
Widowed6.8%(483)
Divorced11.9%(844)
Women 15+
Never married27.5%(2,427)
Married39.7%(3,506)
Widowed15.3%(1,348)
Divorced17.5%(1,541)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.5%
−9.7 ptssince 2013
from 19.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
33.1%
−13.3 ptssince 2020
from 46.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
29.2%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 25.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
29.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 26.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.1%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 6.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.4%
−8.9 ptssince 2020
from 68.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
46.5%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 41.8% 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)14.6%(165)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13%(146)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.4%(489)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.3%(150)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,127 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Stuart, Florida?

Stuart, Florida has about 18,520 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Stuart, Florida?

The typical household in Stuart, Florida earns about $60,225 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Stuart, Florida expensive?

In Stuart, Florida, the median home is worth about $329,400, and the typical rent is about $1,586 a month.

How educated are people in Stuart, Florida?

About 35.1% of adults age 25 and over in Stuart, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Stuart, Florida?

About 17.3% of people in Stuart, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Stuart, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Stuart, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 6,584 residents, a change of about 55 percent over that period.

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