Population

51,737

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$250,800

Owner-occupied units

Fort Pierce, FL

Florida · 27.426° N, 80.342° W · 25 sq mi

Fort Pierce is a city in Florida, with a population of 51,737 and about 2,094 residents per square mile. The median household earns $47,072 a year, and the median home is worth $250,800.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

25 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,094

People per square mile

Rank by population

#859

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#548

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$47,072

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,217

Per month

Homeownership

49.5%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.4 min

One way

People

Median age

37.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

18.7%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

19.3%

Households

18,878

2.57 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.2^%

Arts, food & hospitality 13.1^%

Professional & business services 11.5^%

Construction 10.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Florida

Name

Jeff Bezos

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$206B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Miami

Source of wealth

Amazon

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Florida · private sector

Employer

Publix Super Markets

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Florida

Company

TD Synnex

Revenue

$58.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Clearwater

Ticker

SNX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Florida

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Orange Blossom

State capital

Tallahassee

Nickname

The Sunshine State

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