Port St. Lucie vs Fort Pierce
Port St. Lucie, FL compared with Fort Pierce, FL · 10 miles apart
Port St. Lucie has 268,062 residents to Fort Pierce’s 51,737. Port St. Lucie comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Fort Pierce does better on median rent, average commute.
| Port St. Lucie, FL | Fort Pierce, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 268,062 | 51,737 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,249 | 2,094 |
| Median household income | $80,648 | $47,072 |
| Median home value | $369,200 | $250,800 |
| Median rent | $1,937 | $1,217 |
| Homeownership | 84% | 49.5% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 27.4 min |
| Median age | 43.9 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 28.1% | 18.7% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 26.2% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 9.2% |
| Price to income | 4.6× | 5.3× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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