Fort Pierce is a municipality located in St. Lucie County, Florida. Known as “The Sunrise City,” Fort Pierce boasts a population of 37,959 at the 2004 census. By 2008, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 41,000. The city is the county seat of St. Lucie County, and is a component of Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area which has a total regional population of 400,121. Geographically, Fort Pierce has a total area of 20.8 square miles according to the United States Census Bureau; 14.7 square miles of it is land and 6.0 square miles of Fort Pierce is water.
The population density according to the 2008 Census figures was 2,212.4 per square mile. Fort Pierce had 14,407 households, out of which 28.1% housed children under the age of 18, 36.1% were married couples living together. Female heads of household with no husband present comprised 19.3% of all households, and 38.8% were non-related residents. Individuals living alone made up 31.1% of all households and, of these, 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. On average, the Fort Pierce household size was 2.56, with a family size of 3.19 persons.
In Fort Pierce, the city population was spread out across several age brackets, with 27.2% or residents who under the age of 18, 9.8% ranging in age from 18 to 24, 26.1% were aged 25 to 44 years. In the older age brackets, 19.5% of people were 45 to 64 years of age, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age of Fort Pierce was 35 years, and for every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. In addition, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
From an economic standpoint, the median income for a household in Fort Pierce was $25,121, and the median income for a family was $29,458. Males slightly out earned females, with a median income of $21,274 versus $20,012. The per capita income for the city was $14,345.
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