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34947

Fort Pierce, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
12,804
Median household income
$51,811
People below poverty
26.8%
Median home value
$279,000

Income

The median income of households in 34947 was $51,811. An estimated 8.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.2
$10,000 to $14,999 8.3
$15,000 to $24,999 8.1
$25,000 to $34,999 12.2
$35,000 to $49,999 10.4
$50,000 to $74,999 16.6
$75,000 to $99,999 19
$100,000 to $149,999 13.4
$150,000 to $199,999 0.6
$200,000 or more 3.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51459
Female 36369

An estimated 75.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,445. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.3
Social Security 33.6
Retirement income 16.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.2
Cash public assistance income 5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 26.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 44.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 19.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 26.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 44.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 19.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.8

In 2020-2024, 29.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 50.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 34947 in 2020-2024, 82.8% had health insurance coverage and 17.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 47.2% and public coverage was 41.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 11.9%.


In 2020-2024, 34947 had a total population of 12,804 - 6,849 (53.5%) females and 5,955 (46.5%) males. The median age was 33.7 years. An estimated 31.5% of the population was under 18 years, 30% was 19 to 44 years, 19.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 34947 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 514 682
5 to 9 344 331
10 to 14 559 552
15 to 19 857 765
20 to 24 329 291
25 to 29 240 376
30 to 34 426 519
35 to 39 393 532
40 to 44 346 389
45 to 49 393 403
50 to 54 331 223
55 to 59 159 397
60 to 64 367 267
65 to 69 285 336
70 to 74 181 230
75 to 79 143 222
80 to 84 71 167
85 and over 17 167

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 21.5% were White; 52.3% were Black or African American; 2.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7% were Asian; 27.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 18.5% of the people in 34947 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 16.4% of the people in 34947 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,109 households in 34947. The average household size was 3.06 people.

Married-couple households made up 36.3% of the households in 34947 while cohabiting couple households made up 8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.2% of all households, while 17.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.9% of all households.

In 34947, 42.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 36.3
Cohabiting Couples 8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.9% of males and 31% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.3 45
Now married, except separated 36.9 31
Separated 1.7 1.3
Widowed 3.6 8.9
Divorced 7.5 13.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 34947, 327 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 45.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 85.1% of the people living in 34947 were U.S. natives. 66.1% of the 34947 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 14.9% of 34947 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 36.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 34947 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 34947.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 74.7
Asia 23.5
Europe 1.8
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 34947 in 2020-2024, 21.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13% of people at least five years old; 8.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13
Other Indo-European languages 8.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 34947 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.8
Different house, same county 5.1
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 0
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 80.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 34947 was 3,907 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 262 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,084. College or graduate school enrollment was 561.

Educational Attainment of People in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.6
High school diploma or equivalency 22.4
Some college, no degree 23.7
Associate's degree 13.9
Bachelor's degree 8.3
Graduate or professional degree 12

Disability

In 34947, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.7% of people under 18 years old, to 11.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 34947, 56.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,324 79.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 929 17.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 158 2.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 34947 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.7
Construction 4.6
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 12.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.5
Information 0.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 16.5
Other Services, except public administration 2.3
Public administration 1.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 34947 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,649 30.5
Service occupations 1,030 19
Sales and office occupations 1,629 30.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 417 7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 686 12.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.6% of 34947 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.8
Walked 1.7
Other means 2.6
Worked from home 9.3

In 2020-2024, 34947 had a total of 4,520 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 32.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 32.8
Mobile homes 0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

13% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 34947 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 56% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 34947 had 4,109 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 411 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 47.6% while renters occupied 52.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.4 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.76.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12.2% and another 19.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 34947:

House Heating Fuel Used in 34947 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 2.9
Electricity 91.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.1
All other fuels 2.3
No fuel used 1.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 34947 was $279,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 41.4 % had a mortgage. 58.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,414 and for owners without a mortgage it was $443.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 34947 was $1,098. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.