Latest Census city estimates released May 14, 2026 · Population as of July 1, 2025 · Next city estimates scheduled for May 2027. Release schedule
Port St. Lucie, Florida population is 268,062 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #86 nationally and #5 in Florida. Cost of living runs 0.2% above the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); the four-person spending scenario corresponds to modeled gross income of $108,360/yr (TY2026 tax assumptions; partial scenario excluding unverified local income tax). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
268,062 people live in Port St. Lucie as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #86 largest U.S. city.
How big is Port St. Lucie?
Port St. Lucie covers 119.2 square miles of land and 1.6 square miles of water. Its population density is about 2,249 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population grew 30.9% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 204,826 → 2025: 268,062 (+30.9%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
204,826
April 1, 2020
2020
206,788
July 1, 2020
2021
217,881
July 1, 2021
2022
232,878
July 1, 2022
2023
247,573
July 1, 2023
2024
258,931
July 1, 2024
2025
268,062
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 22.4% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Port St. Lucie is the #86 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #5 in Florida.
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Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
204,826
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+63,236
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+30.9%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+9,131
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+3.5%
within V2025 only
Density
2,249
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
119.2
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#86
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#5
of 411 in Florida
What is the median household income in Port St. Lucie?
Same-period U.S. benchmarks: household income $80,734 ± $166; per-capita income $44,673 ± $122. Margins are at 90% confidence. Comparison badges describe point estimates; they are not significance tests.
Median household income is 0% below the U.S. median ($80,648 vs $80,734); 9.5% live in poverty, 3.0 points below the 12.5% U.S. estimate.
Median household income$80,648
US
Port St. Lucie: $80,648 — 0% below the US median of $80,734.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data; censored rows retained in the distribution
Port St. Lucie
$80,648
United States
$80,734
Income and poverty estimates for Port St. Lucie from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
$80,648-0.1% vs US
±$2,686
Per capita income
$37,828-15.3% vs US
±$1,593
Population in poverty
9.5% ± 1.2 percentage points
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 11% above the U.S. median ($369,200 vs $332,700); median rent is 37% above ($1,937 vs $1,413); the ratio of median home value to median household income is 4.6× versus 4.1× nationally; this compares two distributions and does not measure an individual household's housing burden.
Median home value$369,200
US
Port St. Lucie: $369,200 — 11% above the US median of $332,700.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data; censored rows retained in the distribution
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,757/mo
US
Port St. Lucie: $1,757/mo — 63% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Same-period U.S. benchmarks: home value $332,700 ± $236; gross rent $1,413 ± $2. Comparison badges describe estimates and do not establish statistical significance.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median value, owner-occupied units
$369,200+11.0% vs US
±$5,150
Median gross rent
$1,937+37.1% vs US
±$72
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR (FY2026)
$1,757+10.2% vs US
Port St. Lucie, FL MSA· 40th-percentile gross rent · HUD methodology
Owner-occupied share
84.0% ± 1.1 percentage points
of occupied housing units
Price-to-income ratio
4.6x± 0.17x approximate 90% MOE+11.1% vs US
median home value ÷ median household income · U.S. ratio: 4.1x
Rent-burdened (≥30% of income)
62.7% ± 5.0 percentage points+22.7% vs US
renters with a computed rent/income ratio · U.S. share: 51.1%
Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)
29.9% ± 3.3 percentage points+15.5% vs US
renters with a computed rent/income ratio · U.S. share: 25.9%
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2025 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Port St. Lucie. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
4.3%
Port St. Lucie (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
118,904
2025 annual avg
Worked from home
12.8% ± 1.0 percentage points-15.5% vs US
share of workers 16+ working from home · U.S. share: 15.1% · ACS
County context — Port St. Lucie sits in St. Lucie County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
St. Lucie County
11.5%
$73,824
4.6%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Port St. Lucie's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2025 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
15,050
$1,207 / wk
#2
Retail trade (44-45)
13,172
$759 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
9,224
$540 / wk
#4
Construction (23)
7,481
$1,151 / wk
#5
Administrative and waste services (56)
6,149
$935 / wk
What workers earn in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Retail Salespersons is the largest tracked occupation in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro (6,210 jobs, median $34,020/yr).
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Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
4,690
$29,130
$14.01
Waiters and Waitresses
4,050
$36,250
$17.43
Cashiers
4,050
$30,540
$14.68
Office Clerks, General
3,340
$44,280
$21.29
Stockers and Order Fillers
3,050
$35,660
$17.14
Customer Service Representatives
3,030
$38,380
$18.45
Nursing Assistants
2,680
$37,690
$18.12
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
6,210
$34,020
$16.36
Registered Nurses · benchmark
5,310
$82,090
$39.47
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
3,850
$94,910
$45.63
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
2,060
$48,590
$23.36
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run within 1 point of the U.S. average (RPP 100.2); rents stand out at RPP 113.6 (13.6% above the U.S. average).
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 100.2
US
Port St. Lucie's cost of living runs 0.2% above the U.S. average (RPP 100.2 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 100.2
+0.2% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Port St. Lucie, FL metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,757/mo
FY2026 · Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
State income tax (top marginal rate)
0%
no state income tax · TY2026
Four-person monthly spending scenario
$9,030/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources; excludes unverified local income tax
One-person monthly spending scenario
$3,560/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources; excludes unverified local income tax
Local income tax
—
Unverified and excluded from the spending scenario; not a verified zero
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
19.7% ± 1.2 percentage points foreign-born (U.S. share 14.1%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (17.4% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Port St. Lucie's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
Hottest month: July (91°F avg high). Coldest: January (54°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 55.7 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Port St. Lucie from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
How safe is Port St. Lucie from natural disasters?
Composite risk score: 96.1/100 — Relatively High nationally; top hazard: Hurricane (99.2).
Natural-hazard exposure for Port St. Lucie from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
St. Lucie County
96.1
Relatively High
Hurricane 99.2 Very High · Lightning 98.2 Very High · Strong Wind 90.0 Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Port St. Lucie?
9 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 88% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Port St. Lucie from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of December 31, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
9 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
9
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
87.5%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
87.5%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
104,699
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of December 31, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Port St. Lucie sits at state rank #5 among 411 cities in Florida. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Laredo, TX · #85 · 269,515 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: St. Petersburg, FL · #87 · 264,033 residents.
Quick travel facts for Port St. Lucie
Quick travel facts.
Elevation
23 ft · at city centroid, from USGS 3D Elevation Program
Nearest scheduled-service airport
Vero Beach Regional Airport(VRB) · 26 mi 42 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Jan, Feb, Dec · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS 3DEP · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (OurAirports type=large/medium and scheduled_service=yes; not an FAA service classification) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Port St. Lucie.
How many people live in Port St. Lucie, FL?
Port St. Lucie has 268,062 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #86 largest city in the United States and #5 in Florida. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Port St. Lucie growing or shrinking?
Port St. Lucie has grown 30.9% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 63,236 residents, including a 3.5% increase from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What was Port St. Lucie's population in the 2020 census?
The GEOID for Port St. Lucie is 1258715. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
