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
median household income $60,225, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Stuart
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share4.0% → 21.3%(+17.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants64.5% → 58.9%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate11.5% → 17.3%(+5.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Stuart's population equals 11% of Martin County's. Its number of households without a car equals 26% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 17% 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)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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Over time
Stuart, decade by decade
Stuart 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
11,936
$62,961
$180,725
16.8%
42.1
2000
14,633
$55,695
$122,051
21.9%
43.3
2010
15,593
$57,412
$216,793
27.3%
54.7
2020
17,425
$65,243
$249,559
29.8%
62.2
2024
18,520
$60,225
$329,400
35.1%
68.5
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.
