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Fort Pierce, FL
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Living in Fort Pierce



Fort Pierce is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 48,305 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Fort Pierce is the 71st largest community in Florida.

Fort Pierce is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The education level of Fort Pierce citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.55% of adults 25 and older in Fort Pierce have a college degree.

The per capita income in Fort Pierce in 2018 was $21,781, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,124 for a family of four. However, Fort Pierce contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Pierce is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Pierce home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Pierce residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Fort Pierce also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Pierce include Haitian, Irish, English, German, and Italian.

Fort Pierce also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.46%.

The most common language spoken in Fort Pierce is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.