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. Port St. Lucie has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Port St. Lucie, where the median household income is $78,137.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Port St. Lucie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Port St. Lucie is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Port St. Lucie who work in office and administrative support (11.86%), sales jobs (11.15%), and management occupations (10.68%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Port St. Lucie 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. One downside of living in Port St. Lucie is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Port St. Lucie, the average commute to work is 30.97 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. 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.
