Fort Pierce

Population & Demographics

Fort Pierce, FL

Fort Pierce is home to 49,082 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,366 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
49,082
people
Population

49,082 residents

Median age 37.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Fort Pierce population & demographics

Who lives in Fort Pierce — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
49,082
Median age
37.2yrs
Median household income
$47,072
Median home value
$250,800
Median gross rent
$1,217/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
18.7%
Poverty rate
26.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Fort Pierce

How Fort Pierce breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black43.5%
White30.3%
Hispanic or Latino20.6%
Two or more races2.9%
Asian2.1%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Fort Pierce

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Fort Pierce.

Fort Pierce at a glance
Employed Residents
21,366
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
23.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Port St. Lucie
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Fort Pierce proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Fort Pierce commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

51 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Fort Pierce

21,366 commutes, one dot at a time

Fort Pierce

Where 21,366 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Fort Pierce, by worker count.

1Fort Pierce0.0 mi5,107
2Port St. Lucie10.9 mi1,752
3Stuart17.8 mi716
4Vero Beach14.5 mi510
5West Palm Beach52.5 mi506
6Palm Beach Gardens43.7 mi268
7Boca Raton75.0 mi260
8Orlando97.1 mi254

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Fort Pierce.

1Port St. Lucie10.9 mi10,844
2Fort Pierce0.0 mi5,107
3Lakewood Park8.0 mi928
4Fort Pierce North2.5 mi757
5Florida Ridge10.3 mi659
6Indian River Estates5.5 mi648
7Fort Pierce South1.8 mi597
8Vero Beach South13.1 mi558

Top industries

The sectors that employ Fort Pierce’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services25.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.6%
RTRetail Trade9.7%
PAPublic Administration8.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.9%
MFManufacturing5.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Fort Pierce

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps96%
5 Gbps83%
8 Gbps8%
See all internet providers in Fort Pierce

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