St. Lucie County vs. Martin County

St. Lucie County (FL)Martin County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)321,128160,912
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.8%9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)277,255146,852
Population, Census, April 1, 2010277,789146,318
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%16.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.1%30.9%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.6%
White alone, percent74.1%90.1%
Black or African American alone, percent21.0%5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.9%
Asian alone, percent2.0%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.5%13.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.7%78.0%
Veterans, 2014-201824,63414,743
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201816.6%10.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)142,75980,410
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.2%78.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$165,700$255,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,362$1,690
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$492$594
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,136$1,107
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.5%29.3%
Building permits, 20183,529441
Households, 2014-2018112,87263,865
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.3%85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201823.3%13.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.9%90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.0%83.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.1%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.3%33.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.9%17.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.8%51.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.8%47.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)329,276312,689
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,342,092946,314
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)605,7021,103,288
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,709,4922,553,285
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,068$17,157
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.425.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,373$57,959
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,736$40,389
Persons in poverty, percent12.1%10.7%
Total employer establishments, 20175,7615,552
Total employment, 201760,57556,642
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,187,8982,235,236
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.8%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201727,04716,568
All firms, 201225,48917,326
Men-owned firms, 201213,4689,157
Women-owned firms, 20129,1055,824
Minority-owned firms, 20129,0052,215
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,77014,501
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,4261,927
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201221,86914,457
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.8%1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200713.9%5.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.7%27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010485.7269.2
Land area in square miles, 2010571.93543.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

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