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Port Saint Lucie, Florida Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 88,769. Estimated population in July 2024: 131,692 (+48.4% change)
Males: 43,123 (48.6%), Females: 45,646 (51.4%)

St. Lucie County

Zip code: 34984

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $40,509
Median house value: $88,700

Population by Race

Races in Port St. Lucie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.8%)
  • Hispanic (7.5%)
  • Black (7.1%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (17.4%), German (16.9%), Italian (15.7%), English (11.5%), United States (6.7%), Polish (5.1%).

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 75.5 square miles

Map of Port Saint Lucie, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Port St. Lucie

  • High school or higher: 83.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port St. Lucie city

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

9.6% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 2.6% Europe, 1.1% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +32,155 (+56.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Port St. Lucie:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port St. Lucie:

Other public-use airports nearest to Port St. Lucie:

  • WITHAM FIELD (about 13 miles; STUART, FL; Abbreviation: SUA)
  • ST LUCIE COUNTY INTL (about 15 miles; FORT PIERCE, FL; Abbreviation: FPR)
  • INDIANTOWN (about 18 miles; INDIANTOWN, FL; Abbreviation: X58)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port St. Lucie:

  • INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,149)
  • PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 46 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,109)
  • PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; LAKE WORTH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 8,390)
  • FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 59 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,055)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 65 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 14,311)
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 76 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,879)
  • BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 80 miles; COCOA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,277)

Schools

Public high schools in Port St. Lucie:

  • ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGH (Students: 2,239; Location: 1485 SW CASHMERE BOULEVAR; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,134; Location: 1201 SE LENNAROAD ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Port St. Lucie:

  • BARNABAS PRIVATE SCHOOL INC (Students: 41; Location: 1120 SOUTH WEST PAAR DRIVE; Grades: 1 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Port St. Lucie:

  • SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,129; Location: 2420 SE MORNINGSIDE BOULE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ST. LUCIE WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,076; Location: 1001 SW JULIET AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • RIVERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 892; Location: 5600 NE ST. JAMES DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 872; Location: 1661 SW BAYSHORE BOULEVAR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WINDMILL POINT SCHOOL (Students: 867; Location: 700 SW DARWIN BOULEVARD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • VILLAGE GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 825; Location: 1700 SE LENNAROAD ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SAVANNA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 815; Location: 6801 LENNARD ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MARIPOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 728; Location: 2620 SE MARIPOSA AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MORNINGSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 717; Location: 2300 SE GOWIN DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FLORESTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 690; Location: 1501 SE FLORESTA DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Port St. Lucie:

  • FIRST BAPTIST CHILD DEV CENTER (Students: 106; Location: 115 NE SOLIDA DR; Grades: PK – KG)
  • VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 10; Location: 602 SW BILTMORE STREET; Grades: UG – UG)

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