Language Spoken At Home in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 261,805 | 100% |
English only | 206,986 | 79.1% |
Language other than English | 54,819 | 20.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 26,212 | 10.0% |
Spanish | 36,803 | 14.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,912 | 6.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 14,665 | 5.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,780 | 2.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,624 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,437 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 727 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 83 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 278,246 | 100% |
American | 14,573 | 5.2% |
Arab | 882 | 0.3% |
Czech | 591 | 0.2% |
Danish | 699 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 3,257 | 1.2% |
English | 21,152 | 7.6% |
French (except Basque) | 8,728 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 2,062 | 0.7% |
German | 35,599 | 12.8% |
Greek | 1,047 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,581 | 0.6% |
Irish | 34,884 | 12.5% |
Italian | 29,724 | 10.7% |
Lithuanian | 759 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 1,915 | 0.7% |
Polish | 8,318 | 3.0% |
Portuguese | 1,706 | 0.6% |
Russian | 2,741 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,028 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 3,522 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 549 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 6,835 | 2.5% |
Swedish | 2,835 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 391 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 661 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,033 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 16,689 | 6.0% |
Households By Type in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 104,470 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 71,732 | 68.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 26,986 | 25.8% |
Married-couple family | 53,564 | 51.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,653 | 15.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,465 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,033 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,703 | 12.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,300 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 32,738 | 31.3% |
Householder living alone | 26,796 | 25.6% |
65 years and over | 12,547 | 12.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 30,373 | 29.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 37,561 | 36.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 275,101 | 100% |
Householder | 104,470 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 53,463 | 19.4% |
Child | 79,953 | 29.1% |
Other relatives | 21,554 | 7.8% |
Nonrelatives | 15,661 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 6,542 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 109,962 | 100% |
Never married | 32,329 | 29.4% |
Now married, except separated | 58,290 | 53.0% |
Separated | 1,994 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 4,511 | 4.1% |
Divorced | 12,838 | 11.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 117,449 | 100% |
Never married | 27,305 | 23.2% |
Now married, except separated | 57,149 | 48.7% |
Separated | 3,901 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 13,512 | 11.5% |
Divorced | 15,582 | 13.3% |
Fertility in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,988 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 880 | 29.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,002 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,882 | 48.0% |
Less than 1 year | 706 | 11.8% |
1 or 2 years | 731 | 12.2% |
3 or 4 years | 419 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 1,026 | 17.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,882 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,690 | 58.6% |
Who are married | 2,022 | 70.2% |
School Enrollment in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 65,558 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,378 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 2,836 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 29,262 | 44.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,033 | 21.4% |
College or graduate school | 15,049 | 23.0% |
Educational Attainment in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 194,962 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 10,845 | 5.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 19,927 | 10.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 66,508 | 34.1% |
Some college, no degree | 44,638 | 22.9% |
Associate's degree | 15,881 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 23,849 | 12.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 13,314 | 6.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.1% |
Veteran Status in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 216,341 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 27,213 | 12.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 276,010 | 100% |
With a disability | 40,598 | 14.7% |
Under 18 years | 61,673 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,959 | 4.8% |
18 to 64 years | 158,640 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,443 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 55,697 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,196 | 32.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 275,708 | 100% |
Same house | 228,187 | 82.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 46,159 | 16.7% |
Same county | 27,118 | 9.8% |
Different county | 19,041 | 6.9% |
Same state | 11,245 | 4.1% |
Different state | 7,796 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 1,362 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 278,246 | 100% |
Native | 236,394 | 85.0% |
Born in United States | 229,655 | 82.5% |
State of residence | 92,506 | 33.2% |
Different state | 137,149 | 49.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 6,739 | 2.4% |
Foreign born | 41,852 | 15.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 41,852 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 20,327 | 48.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 21,525 | 51.4% |
Year of Entry in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 48,591 | 100% |
Native | 6,739 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 98 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,641 | 98.5% |
Foreign born | 41,852 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 874 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 40,978 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in St. Lucie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 41,852 | 100% |
Europe | 4,851 | 11.6% |
Asia | 2,963 | 7.1% |
Africa | 553 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 54 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 31,939 | 76.3% |
Northern America | 1,492 | 3.6% |