Port St. Lucie is a large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 258,575 people and 40 associated neighborhoods, Port St. Lucie is the seventh largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Port St. Lucie was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Port St. Lucie economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Port St. Lucie, where the median household income is $78,137.00.

A relatively large number of people in Port St. Lucie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the nice things about Port St. Lucie is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Port St. Lucie, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.97 minutes every day commuting to work.

The overall education level of Port St. Lucie is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.81% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Port St. Lucie in 2022 was $36,352, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,408 for a family of four. However, Port St. Lucie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Port St. Lucie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Port St. Lucie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port St. Lucie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Port St. Lucie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.96% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Port St. Lucie include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Jamaican.

Port St. Lucie also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.48%.

The most common language spoken in Port St. Lucie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.