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34983

Port Saint Lucie, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
49,001
Median household income
$75,489
People below poverty
8.7%
Median home value
$338,700

Income

The median income of households in 34983 was $75,489. An estimated 5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5
$10,000 to $14,999 1.9
$15,000 to $24,999 3.9
$25,000 to $34,999 6.3
$35,000 to $49,999 9.5
$50,000 to $74,999 22.9
$75,000 to $99,999 14.8
$100,000 to $149,999 19.7
$150,000 to $199,999 8.9
$200,000 or more 6.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 34983 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57092
Female 45805

An estimated 76.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,682. 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 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.4
Social Security 36.2
Retirement income 27.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.9
Cash public assistance income 3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.6

In 2020-2024, 13.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 34983 in 2020-2024, 88.2% had health insurance coverage and 11.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62% and public coverage was 38.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.1%.


In 2020-2024, 34983 had a total population of 49,001 - 24,813 (50.6%) females and 24,188 (49.4%) males. The median age was 40.8 years. An estimated 22.9% of the population was under 18 years, 31.6% was 19 to 44 years, 25.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 34983 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1328 1518
5 to 9 1458 1400
10 to 14 1808 1716
15 to 19 1441 1456
20 to 24 1176 1124
25 to 29 1521 1501
30 to 34 1459 1939
35 to 39 1644 1610
40 to 44 1869 1662
45 to 49 1689 1223
50 to 54 1279 1458
55 to 59 1625 1762
60 to 64 1782 1551
65 to 69 1100 1716
70 to 74 1469 1031
75 to 79 877 910
80 to 84 398 564
85 and over 265 672

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 54.1% were White; 23.1% were Black or African American; 4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.6% were Asian; 11.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 23.3% of the people in 34983 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 47.5% of the people in 34983 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,203 households in 34983. The average household size was 2.84 people.

Married-couple households made up 52% of the households in 34983 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.3% of all households, while 16.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.7% of all households.

In 34983, 34% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52
Cohabiting Couples 5.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.8% of males and 47.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.3 28.6
Now married, except separated 50.8 47.8
Separated 1.1 1.1
Widowed 3.2 10.2
Divorced 10.6 12.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 34983, 1,313 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 15.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 80% of the people living in 34983 were U.S. natives. 35.9% of the 34983 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 20% of 34983 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 75.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 34983 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 34983.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 79.5
Asia 7.8
Europe 5.2
Africa 3.5
Northern America 3.8
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 34983 in 2020-2024, 26.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15.5% of people at least five years old; 9.6% 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 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 15.5
Other Indo-European languages 8.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 34983 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.2
Different house, same county 3.4
Different county, same state 4
Different state 3.3
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 34983 was 11,438 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 911 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,365. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,162.

Educational Attainment of People in 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.7
High school diploma or equivalency 30.1
Some college, no degree 24.4
Associate's degree 10.2
Bachelor's degree 19.7
Graduate or professional degree 7.8

Disability

In 34983, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.1% of people under 18 years old, to 9.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 34983, 59.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,966 81.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,458 10.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,899 8.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 34983 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 10
Manufacturing 4
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 14.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.5
Other Services, except public administration 7.3
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 34983 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,258 35.3
Service occupations 4,059 17.4
Sales and office occupations 5,472 23.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,134 9.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,449 14.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.9% of 34983 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 2.1
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 11.6

In 2020-2024, 34983 had a total of 18,321 housing units. Of these housing units, 96.9% 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"). 2.4% 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 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 96.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.4
Mobile homes 0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 34983 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 82.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 34983 had 17,203 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,118 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84.8% while renters occupied 15.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.79 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.11.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.5% and another 23.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 34983:

House Heating Fuel Used in 34983 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 2.1
Electricity 95
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 34983 was $338,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 70.5 % had a mortgage. 29.5% 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 $1,888 and for owners without a mortgage it was $607.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 34983 was $1,768. 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.