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34996

Stuart, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
10,653
Median household income
$83,929
People below poverty
7.7%
Median home value
$456,800

Income

The median income of households in 34996 was $83,929. An estimated 4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 16.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4
$10,000 to $14,999 2.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7
$25,000 to $34,999 8.7
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 10.4
$75,000 to $99,999 12.9
$100,000 to $149,999 17.8
$150,000 to $199,999 6.7
$200,000 or more 16.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 34996 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64311
Female 63581

An estimated 55.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 61% of households received Social Security and an estimated 44.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,996. 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 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 55.4
Social Security 61
Retirement income 44.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 12.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9

In 2020-2024, 5.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 60.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 34996 in 2020-2024, 94.7% had health insurance coverage and 5.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.1% and public coverage was 57.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.2%.


In 2020-2024, 34996 had a total population of 10,653 - 5,629 (52.8%) females and 5,024 (47.2%) males. The median age was 64.4 years. An estimated 10.3% of the population was under 18 years, 12.5% was 19 to 44 years, 28.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 47.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 34996 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 142 83
5 to 9 115 193
10 to 14 186 130
15 to 19 149 220
20 to 24 127 45
25 to 29 183 61
30 to 34 127 163
35 to 39 181 184
40 to 44 151 114
45 to 49 160 338
50 to 54 160 372
55 to 59 369 407
60 to 64 630 573
65 to 69 787 751
70 to 74 524 590
75 to 79 474 592
80 to 84 293 422
85 and over 266 391

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.1% were White; 0.6% were Black or African American; 8.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.4% of the people in 34996 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89% of the people in 34996 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,642 households in 34996. The average household size was 1.88 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.5% of the households in 34996 while cohabiting couple households made up 7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.7% of all households, while 13.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 24.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.6% of all households.

In 34996, 10.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 63.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.5
Cohabiting Couples 7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.1% of males and 51.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 18.7 10.9
Now married, except separated 62.1 51.4
Separated 1.3 1.3
Widowed 2.8 19
Divorced 15.1 17.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 34996, 68 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.7% of the people living in 34996 were U.S. natives. 20.6% of the 34996 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.3% of 34996 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 68.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 80.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 34996 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 34996.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 44.5
Asia 7.8
Europe 32.1
Africa 0
Northern America 15.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 34996 in 2020-2024, 6.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.4% of people at least five years old; 1.2% 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 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.4
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 34996 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.6
Different house, same county 6.6
Different county, same state 3.5
Different state 3.1
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 46.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 34996 was 1,458 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 51 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 876. College or graduate school enrollment was 531.

Educational Attainment of People in 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3
High school diploma or equivalency 18.4
Some college, no degree 23.3
Associate's degree 8.5
Bachelor's degree 28.7
Graduate or professional degree 18.1

Disability

In 34996, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 13.6% of people under 18 years old, to 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 34996, 41.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 57.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 3.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,377 85.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 144 3.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 447 11.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 34996 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 9.2
Manufacturing 3.1
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.9
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 17.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 34996 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,636 41.2
Service occupations 707 17.8
Sales and office occupations 1,142 28.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 258 6.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 225 5.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 66.5% of 34996 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.4% 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 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 66.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 1
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 26.8

In 2020-2024, 34996 had a total of 8,766 housing units. Of these housing units, 38.8% 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"). 61.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 38.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 61.3
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 34996 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 38.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 34996 had 5,642 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 3,124 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84% while renters occupied 16%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.91 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.72.

4.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.8% and another 12.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 34996:

House Heating Fuel Used in 34996 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 5.8
Electricity 90.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 3.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 34996 was $456,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 37.7 % had a mortgage. 62.3% 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 $2,564 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,015.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 34996 was $1,222. 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.