Port St. Lucie, Florida is a city in St. Lucie County, with a population of 88,769 according to U.S. Census figures in 2000 census. However, the city grew significantly during the 2000s, and by 2009 the State of Florida estimated the population to almost double. Port St. Lucie forms part of a metropolitan area called the Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area for purposes of the U.S. Census. The estimated population in 2009 boomed to a whopping 406,296 residents.
As of 2010, there were 70,877 households in Port St. Lucie, 14/1% of which were vacant. Details on the 2000 Census indicate that 31.6% of the city’s households had children under the age of 18 living with them, and 61.8% were married couples living together. Female householders comprised 10.0% of all Port St. Lucie homes and 24.1% were unrelated persons sharing a household. Individuals living alone were in 18.2% of all households, and 8.9% were persons living alone that were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 persons and the average family size was 2.94.
The demographic breakdown of the Port St. Lucie population show that 24.3% were children under the age of 18, 5.9% were aged from 18 to 24, 28.1% were age range of 25 to 44, and 22.8% were persons aged 45 to 64. Persons 65 years of age or older were in 18.8% of houses. The median age for residents of Port St. Lucie was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males, and for those females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in Port St. Lucie in the 2000 Census was $40,509 and the median income for a family was $44,162. Males had a median income of $18,730 compared to $16,702 for females. The per capita income for Port St. Lucie was $18,059. Families below the poverty line comprised 15.7%, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
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