Florida · Census place 58715
Port St. Lucie city, FL
Quick answer
Port St. Lucie city has 220,453 residents, ranking #7 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $78,137, the median home is worth $327,700 and median gross rent runs $1,781 a month.
- Population
- 220,453Port St. Lucie city residents
- Median household income
- $78,137Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $327,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,781Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Port St. Lucie city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Port St. Lucie city median would spend about 27.4% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.5% of residents and 83.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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