Fort Pierce, FL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	37,516	100.0

Male	18,508	49.3
Female	19,008	50.7

Under 5 years	2,844	7.6
5 to 9 years	2,953	7.9
10 to 14 years	2,819	7.5
15 to 19 years	2,748	7.3
20 to 24 years	2,503	6.7
25 to 34 years	4,699	12.5
35 to 44 years	5,081	13.5
45 to 54 years	4,110	11.0
55 to 59 years	1,637	4.4
60 to 64 years	1,561	4.2
65 to 74 years	3,267	8.7
75 to 84 years	2,512	6.7
85 years and over	782	2.1

Median age (years)	35.4	(X)

18 years and over	27,313	72.8
Male	13,301	35.5
Female	14,012	37.3
21 years and over	25,605	68.3
62 years and over	7,530	20.1
65 years and over	6,561	17.5
Male	2,795	7.5
Female	3,766	10.0

RACE
One race	36,372	97.0
White	18,585	49.5
Black or African American	15,326	40.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	122	0.3
Asian	298	0.8
Asian Indian	121	0.3
Chinese	29	0.1
Filipino	27	0.1
Japanese	10	0.0
Korean	31	0.1
Vietnamese	37	0.1
Other Asian ¹	43	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	30	0.1
Native Hawaiian	13	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0.0
Samoan	4	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	7	0.0
Some other race	2,011	5.4
Two or more races	1,144	3.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	19,113	50.9
Black or African American	16,042	42.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	248	0.7
Asian	385	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	61	0.2
Some other race	2,855	7.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	37,516	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5,629	15.0
Mexican	4,311	11.5
Puerto Rican	366	1.0
Cuban	130	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	822	2.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,887	85.0
White alone	15,516	41.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	37,516	100.0
In households	36,811	98.1
Householder	14,407	38.4
Spouse	5,195	13.8
Child	10,792	28.8
Own child under 18 years	8,475	22.6
Other relatives	3,328	8.9
Under 18 years	1,390	3.7
Nonrelatives	3,089	8.2
Unmarried partner	1,017	2.7
In group quarters	705	1.9
Institutionalized population	8	0.0
Noninstitutionalized population	697	1.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	14,407	100.0
Family households (families)	8,821	61.2
With own children under 18 years	4,053	28.1
Married-couple family	5,195	36.1
With own children under 18 years	1,921	13.3
Female householder, no husband present	2,775	19.3
With own children under 18 years	1,748	12.1
Nonfamily households	5,586	38.8
Householder living alone	4,477	31.1
Householder 65 years and over	2,002	13.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,772	33.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,672	32.4

Average household size	2.56	(X)
Average family size	3.19	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	17,170	100.0
Occupied housing units	14,407	83.9
Vacant housing units	2,763	16.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,054	6.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	13.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	14,407	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,671	53.2
Renter-occupied housing units	6,736	46.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.40	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.73	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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