St. Lucie County, Florida

St. Lucie County has a population of 360,500 and has grown 22.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $347,300, about 4.9 times the county's median household income of $71,457.

Home price
$347,300
Income
$71,457
Population
360,500
Unemployment
6.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$347,300county
Median gross rent$1,585county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198019.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.6%county
Typical monthly rent$2,383county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,757county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,467county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,421county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$71,457county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate12.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.1%county
Unemployment rate6.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%county
Economic output per resident$46,277county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.93%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport88608county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station30 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths38.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.2%county
Public schools in the county51county
Public school enrollment49050county
Students per full-time teacher19.5county
Free lunch eligible57.1%county
Elementary schools30county
Middle schools4county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population360,500county
Land area in square miles572county
People per square mile of land630.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores53county
Convenience stores60county
Share living far from a food store42.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.2%county
Population change since 2020+22.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age45.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.6%county
Share of households that are one person25.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States18.2%county
Second languages24.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents72county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents25county
Households that moved in15,986county
Households that moved away11,051county
Average income of arriving households$76,840county
Average income of departing households$60,807county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes25county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4,008county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings13.5%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature75°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.98 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F100 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9bcounty
Frost-free days309 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 2county
Average first fall frostDec 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,001 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity92.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.7%county
Homes heated by propane0.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk89.3county
Coastal flood risk65.2county
Drought risk64.7county
Landslide risk14.2county
Hail risk29.1county
Earthquake risk39.5county
Tornado risk82.8county
Tropical cyclone risk99.2county
Extreme heat risk80.2county
Winter weather risk0.0county
Strong wind risk90.0county
Wildfire risk86.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for St. Lucie County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

Similar counties in Florida

Compare St. Lucie with anywhere else

Put this county side by side with any other in the country, or weight the factors that matter to you and rank all 50 states.

Open St. Lucie in the map