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Port St. Lucie Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Port St. Lucie Area is $27,481, which is about the same as the state average of $26,499 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Port St. Lucie Area median household income is $45,752. On average Port St. Lucie Area residents spend 26.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 26.1 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #164

Port St. Lucie Area	27,481 USD
Florida	26,499 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Port St. Lucie Area	26,788 USD
Florida	27,404 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Port St. Lucie Area	29,248 USD
Florida	31,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Port St. Lucie Area	25,228 USD
Florida	24,898 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #430

Port St. Lucie Area	45,752 USD
Florida	47,212 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Port St. Lucie Area	67,377 USD
Florida	67,143 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Port St. Lucie Area		-5.83%
Florida		21.62%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Port St. Lucie Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Florida and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Port St. Lucie Area		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.22%	$30,557, see rank	20.84%	$23,796	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.33%	$19,401, see rank	35.58%	$18,153	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.06%	$3,603, see rank	2.15%	$3,283	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.90%	$27,107, see rank	19.31%	$25,455	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Port St. Lucie Area	55,735 USD
Florida	57,176 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Port St. Lucie Area	79,086 USD
Florida	78,507 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Port St. Lucie Area	Florida	U.S.
White	$47,884, see rank	$50,002	$56,900
Black	$32,456, see rank	$34,467	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,689, see rank	$40,712	$42,396
Asian	$53,931, see rank	$61,248	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$47,356, see rank	$38,808	$37,170
One Race, Other	$34,242, see rank	$38,663	$40,300
Two or More Races	$45,179, see rank	$42,356	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Port St. Lucie Area	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$30,961, see rank	$25,030	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,546, see rank	$50,755	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,773, see rank	$55,662	$65,027
65 or over	$40,097, see rank	$37,683	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Port St. Lucie Area	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	357,354, see rank	15,817,611	248,775,628
Male¹	173,431, 48.53%, see rank	48.38%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	102,583, 59.15%, see rank	64.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	155, 0.09%, see rank	0.61%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	102,428, 59.06%, see rank	63.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	88,388, 86.29%, see rank	88.63%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,040, 13.71%, see rank	11.37%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	70,848, 40.85%, see rank	35.79%	30.72%
Female¹	183,923, 51.47%, see rank	51.62%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	93,040, 50.59%, see rank	55.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	39, 0.02%, see rank	0.11%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	93,001, 50.57%, see rank	55.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	82,311, 88.51%, see rank	89.50%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,690, 11.49%, see rank	10.50%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	90,883, 49.41%, see rank	44.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Port St. Lucie Area	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	166,381, 100%	8,228,557	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	130,663, 78.53%, see rank	79.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	18,958, 11.39%, see rank	9.61%	9.59%
Public Transportation	793, 0.48%, see rank	2.09%	5.06%
Walked	1,912, 1.15%, see rank	1.53%	2.78%
Other Means	3,732, 2.24%, see rank	2.21%	1.79%
Worked at Home	10,323, 6.20%, see rank	4.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Port St. Lucie Area	26.4 minutes
Florida	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Port St. Lucie Area	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	170,699	8,335,023	143,435,233
Male¹	88,388, 51.78%, see rank	51.76%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	23,893, 27.03%, see rank	30.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	17,315, 19.59%, see rank	18.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17,816, 20.16%, see rank	20.33%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	959, 1.08%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9,322, 10.55%, see rank	9.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,019, 13.60%, see rank	13.65%	17.94%
Female¹	82,311, 48.22%, see rank	48.24%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29,436, 35.76%, see rank	37.03%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	20,618, 25.05%, see rank	22.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28,899, 35.11%, see rank	35.16%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	349, 0.42%, see rank	0.34%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	189, 0.23%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,676, 3.25%, see rank	4.05%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Port St. Lucie Area	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	170,699, 100%	8,335,023	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,223, 1.30%, see rank	1.12%	1.96%
Construction	13,090, 7.67%, see rank	6.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,896, 5.21%, see rank	5.26%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4,095, 2.40%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	25,295, 14.82%, see rank	13.41%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8,520, 4.99%, see rank	5.05%	4.93%
Information	2,684, 1.57%, see rank	2.02%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10,246, 6.00%, see rank	7.62%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19,244, 11.27%, see rank	12.57%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	40,213, 23.56%, see rank	21.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18,732, 10.97%, see rank	12.01%	9.49%
Public Administration	8,176, 4.79%, see rank	4.75%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9,285, 5.44%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Port St. Lucie Area	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	69,264	16.19%, see rank	16.67%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	12,985	11.76%, see rank	12.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.