What is the population of Fort Pierce South CDP?

Fort Pierce South CDP has 4,686 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #499 of 955 in Florida.

What is the median household income in Fort Pierce South CDP?

Median household income in Fort Pierce South CDP is $42,222 a year, 46.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fort Pierce South CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,059 a month and the median home value is $211,100, so rent absorbs about 30.1% of median household income.

Is Fort Pierce South CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fort Pierce South CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 30.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Fort Pierce South, FL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Fort Pierce South, Florida (Fort Pierce South, FL — Census place “Fort Pierce South CDP”) is 4,686 residents, ranking #499 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $42,222, the median home is worth $211,100 and median gross rent runs $1,059 a month. Looking for the Fort Pierce South Florida ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Fort Pierce South, FL: 34981, 34982.

Population: 4,686Fort Pierce South CDP residents
Median household income: $42,222Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $211,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,059Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 65%Owner-occupied households

Fort Pierce South ZIP codes (Florida)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fort Pierce South.

The Fort Pierce South FL ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Fort Pierce South CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fort Pierce South CDP median would spend about 30.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.6% of residents and 65% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Fort Pierce South CDP, FL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Fort Pierce South CDP is a small town in Florida, with 4,686 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #499 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 47% of them. The median age here is 40.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Fort Pierce South CDP earn a median of $42,222 a year, 46.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 38% below the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 19.6% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Fort Pierce South CDP is valued at $211,100, 30.4% below the national figure and 31% below the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,059 a month, 24.7% below the national figure, or roughly $12,708 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 30.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is a stretch on median earnings. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 65% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Fort Pierce South CDP?: Fort Pierce South CDP has 4,686 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #499 of 955 in Florida.
What is the median household income in Fort Pierce South CDP?: Median household income in Fort Pierce South CDP is $42,222 a year, 46.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fort Pierce South CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,059 a month and the median home value is $211,100, so rent absorbs about 30.1% of median household income.
Is Fort Pierce South CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fort Pierce South CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 30.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Fort Pierce South CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.