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Population (year 2000): 37,516. Estimated
population in July 2005: 38,552 (+2.8% change)
Males: 18,508 (49.3%), Females: 19,008 (50.7%)
St. Lucie County
Zip codes:
34945,
34946,
34947,
34949,
34950,
34951,
34981,
34982.
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $25,121 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,800 (year 2000)
Races in Fort Pierce:
- White Non-Hispanic (41.4%)
- Black (40.9%)
- Hispanic (15.0%)
- Other race (5.4%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (8.2%), German (7.9%), West
Indian (7.5%), English (6.9%), United States (6.6%), Italian
(3.1%).
Elevation: 5 feet
Land area: 14.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fort Pierce
- High school or higher: 59.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fort Pierce city
- Never married: 29.7%
- Now married: 44.0%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 12.3%
18.4% Foreign born (16.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -569 (-1.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Fort Pierce:
- LAWNWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1860 N
LAWNWOOD CIRCLE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fort Pierce:
- SAINT LUCIE MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; PORT
SAINT LUCIE, FL)
- SAVANNAS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PORT SAINT LUCIE,
FL)
- HEALTHSOUTH TREASURE COAST REHAB HOSP (about 15
miles; VERO BEACH, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort
Pierce:
- VERO BEACH MUNI (about 16 miles; VERO BEACH, FL; ID:
VRB)
- MELBOURNE INTL (about 50 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; ID:
MLB)
- PALM BEACH INTL (about 56 miles; WEST PALM BEACH,
FL; ID: PBI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Pierce:
- ST LUCIE COUNTY INTL (about 4 miles; FORT PIERCE,
FL; ID: FPR)
- NEW HIBISCUS AIRPARK (about 18 miles; VERO BEACH,
FL; ID: X52)
- WITHAM FIELD (about 21 miles; STUART, FL; ID: SUA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fort Pierce:
- INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; FT
PIERCE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,149)
- FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 49
miles; MELBOURNE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,055)
- PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about
56 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,109)
- PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; LAKE
WORTH, FL; FT enrollment: 8,390)
- BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 70
miles; COCOA, FL; FT enrollment: 7,277)
- FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 75
miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
- KEISER COLLEGE (about 87 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
FT enrollment: 2,879)
Public high schools in Fort Pierce:
- FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,916; Location: 1101 EDWAROADS ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,612; Location: 1801 PANTHER LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Fort Pierce:
- JOHN CARROLL HIGH SCH (Students: 513;
Location: 3402 DELAWARE AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- FAITH BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 281;
Location: 3607 OLEANDER AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- BIBLE BAPT CHURCH AND SCHOOL (Students: 178;
Location: 4401 S 25TH STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
- PALM VISTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 141;
Location: 700 SOUTH 33RD STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Fort Pierce:
- LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY (Students: 1,841;
Location: 1806 AVENUE I; Grades: 06 - 12)
- FOREST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,292;
Location: 3201 S 25TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DAN MCCARTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,159;
Location: 1201 MISSISSIPPI AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,123;
Location: 5500 NW ST. JAMES DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PORT ST. LUCIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
875; Location: 198 NW MARION AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- ST. LUCIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 815;
Location: 2020 S 13TH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
729; Location: 7800 INDRIO ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- WEATHERBEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 708;
Location: 800 EAST WEATHERBEE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 699;
Location: 1900 S 23RD STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- CHESTER A. MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
678; Location: 827 N 29TH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Fort Pierce:
- ST ANASTASIA SCHOOL (Students: 613; Location:
401 S 33RD STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL SCH (Students: 187;
Location: 210 S INDIAN RIVER DRIVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- SUN GROVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 137;
Location: 5610 OLEANDER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 3)
- FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL
(Students: 91; Location: PO BX 3586 616 ORANGE AVE;
Grades: PK - KG)
- J E S MEMORIAL SDA SCHOOL (Students: 34;
Location: 3201 MEMORY LANE; Grades: KG - 8)
- BETHANY SCHOOL (Students: 4; Location: 3015
OLEANDER AVE; Grades: 2 - 8)
Library in Fort Pierce:
- ST. LUCIE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $3,514,080; Location: 101 MELODY LANE; 309,060
books; 6,676 audio materials; 9,733 video materials; 637
serial subscriptions)
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