Martin County vs. St. Lucie County

Martin County (FL)St. Lucie County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)160,912321,128
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.6%15.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)146,852277,255
Population, Census, April 1, 2010146,318277,789
Persons under 5 years, percent4.1%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.4%19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent30.9%24.1%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.1%
White alone, percent90.1%74.1%
Black or African American alone, percent5.7%21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.5%2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.9%19.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.0%56.7%
Veterans, 2014-201814,74324,634
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.1%16.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)80,410142,759
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.1%73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$255,000$165,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,690$1,362
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$594$492
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,107$1,136
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.3%20.5%
Building permits, 20184413,529
Households, 2014-201863,865112,872
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.6%86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.2%23.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.9%89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.6%82.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.5%86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.0%20.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.9%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.0%16.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.5%53.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.7%49.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)312,689329,276
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)946,3141,342,092
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,103,288605,702
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,553,2853,709,492
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,157$13,068
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.527.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,959$49,373
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,389$25,736
Persons in poverty, percent10.7%12.1%
Total employer establishments, 20175,5525,761
Total employment, 201756,64260,575
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,235,2362,187,898
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,56827,047
All firms, 201217,32625,489
Men-owned firms, 20129,15713,468
Women-owned firms, 20125,8249,105
Minority-owned firms, 20122,2159,005
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,50115,770
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,9272,426
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201214,45721,869
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%12.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.8%13.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.6%31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010269.2485.7
Land area in square miles, 2010543.46571.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Martin county (FL) and St. Lucie county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.