St. Lucie County, FL Demographic Data
St. Lucie County, FL Summary
St. Lucie County is located in Florida
- Population: 283,866
- Area: 688.11 sq. miles
- Land Area: 571.93 sq. miles
- Water Area: 116.18 sq. miles
- Population Density: 412.53 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 13.12 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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St. Lucie County, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
157,725
52%
50.8
Male
148,782
49%
49.2
Total Population
306,507
323,128,000
St. Lucie County, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
15,667
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
17,479
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
17,653
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
18,314
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
18,562
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
30,381
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
34,419
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
39,217
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
22,706
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
19,909
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
38,893
12.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
22,560
7.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
10,747
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
244,455
79.8%
77.2
Female
127,366
52.1%
51.3
Male
117,089
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
233,761
76.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
83,611
27.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
72,200
23.6%
15.2
Female
38,603
53.5%
55.8
Male
33,597
46.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
St. Lucie County, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
300,354
98.0%
96.8
White
227,646
74.3%
72.6
Black or African American
59,949
19.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,345
0.4%
0.8
Asian
6,005
2.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
5,409
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,153
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
56,198
18.3%
17.8
Mexican
22,161
7.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
14,530
4.7%
1.7
Cuban
3,473
1.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
16,034
5.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
250,309
81.7%
82.2
St. Lucie County, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11,568
5.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
18,212
8.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
73,041
33.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
49,573
22.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
21,292
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
30,503
13.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14,643
6.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
29,780
13.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
189,052
86.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
45,146
20.6%
31.2
St. Lucie County, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
75,973
29.7%
33.7%
Now Married
122,674
48.0%
47.5
Divorced
30,486
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
7,304
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
19,271
7.5
5.8%
St. Lucie County, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
220,837
75.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
70,003
24.1%
21.6%
Spanish
44,795
15.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
20,533
7.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,427
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,248
0.8%
1.1%
St. Lucie County, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
8,707
7.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,339
4.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
15,041
13.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
14,399
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
17,858
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
21,938
19.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
13,929
12.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8,517
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,839
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,050
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
44,804
57,617
Per capita income
23,358
31,128
St. Lucie County, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,879
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
11,450
9.0%
9.8
Construction
12,065
9.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
26,323
20.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
6,285
5.0%
6.6
Information
3,435
2.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
6,798
5.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,631
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
15,309
12.1%
11.4
Public administration
6,016
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
22,147
17.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6,920
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,703
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
16,495
13.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
32,157
25.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12,333
9.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
38,768
30.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
27,208
21.4%
18.1%
St. Lucie County, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
124,810
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
96,363
77.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
15,557
12.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
578
0.5%
5.1
Walked
865
0.7%
2.7
Other means
5,516
4.4%
1.8
Worked at home
5,931
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.2
26.6
St. Lucie County, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,775
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
49,634
44.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
40,453
36.2%
37.1
3 or more
16,755
15.0%
21.0
St. Lucie County, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
111,617
80.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
77,775
69.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
33,842
30.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
27,429
19.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
St. Lucie County, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
139,046
1 room
1,452
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
1,786
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
8,519
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
32,374
23.3%
16.5
5 rooms
28,882
20.8%
19.8
6 rooms
32,365
23.3%
17.8
7 rooms
14,982
10.8%
12.0
8 rooms
11,399
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
7,287
5.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
St. Lucie County, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
139,046
1-unit, detached
91,535
65.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,848
2.8%
5.9
2-units
4,425
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,064
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4,583
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,553
4.0%
4.4
20 or more units
12,420
8.9%
9.0
Mobile home
13,576
9.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
42
0.0%
0.1
St. Lucie County, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,074
1.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,595
1.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,704
4.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
5,300
3.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
20,311
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
31,499
22.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
24,232
17.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
43,076
31.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,370
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,885
1.4%
1.4%
St. Lucie County, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
St. Lucie County, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
42,816
47295100.0
Less than $500
444
1.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
974
2.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,647
3.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,030
4.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,831
20.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
10,919
25.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
17,971
42.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
12,960
31.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,981
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,323
15.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,503
8.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
12,084
28.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
965
0.0%
0.0%
St. Lucie County, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
32,480
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
279
0.9%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
611
1.9%
4.4%
Less than $500
1,274
3.9%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,894
15.1%
11.9%
$500 to $999
10,424
32.1%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
14,998
46.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,362
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,116
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,613
8.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,241
6.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,594
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,909
9.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,042
12.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16,855
52.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,588
0.0%
0.0%
St. Lucie County, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
77,775
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
6,361
8.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
11,355
14.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
14,831
19.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
17,569
22.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
18,300
23.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6,731
8.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,598
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,030
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
166,500
205,000