St. Lucie County, Florida

St. Lucie County is a county in the state of Florida.  The county seat is the city of Fort Pierce.  As of 2020, 329,226 people lived there.

 History 
The current St. Lucie County was created in 1905 from the southern part of Brevard County. Brevard County had been named St. Lucie County from 1844 until 1855 when it was renamed Brevard County. 

In 1925, Indian River County was created out of the northern part of St Lucie County, while northern Martin County was created from a small part of southeastern St. Lucie County and the northern part of Palm Beach County. Much of western St Lucie County had gone in 1917 to form Okeechobee County.

Land
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (16.9%) is water, much of it in the Atlantic Ocean.

St. Lucie County is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Major highways
20px Interstate 95
20px U.S. Highway 1
20px Florida State Road 716
20px Florida State Road 70
20px Florida State Road 68
20px Florida State Road 615
20px Florida State Road 614
20px Florida's Turnpike
20px Florida State Road A1A
20px Florida State Road 608
20px Florida State Road 607
20px Florida State Road 713

Counties nearby
Indian River County, Florida - north
Martin County, Florida - south
Okeechobee County, Florida - west

People
At the 2020 census, 329,226 people lived in the county. There were 128,997 households and 2,910 people who did not live in households. The population density was 575.9 people per square mile (222.4/km²). The median age was 45.9 years (44.3 for males, 47.4 for females).

Of the total population, 19.9% were under 18 years old, 55.9% were 18 to 64, and 24.2% were 65 or over. Males made up 48.5% and females made up 51.5% of the people. The population was 53.6% White (non-Latino), 20.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Black (non-Latino), 1.7% Asian, and 3.9% Two or more races (non-Latino). Other races each make up less than 1% of the population.

Of the 128,997 households, 88,835 (68.9%) were families, 35,476 (27.5%) had children under 18, 63,187 (49.0%) had a married couple, and 31,599 (24.5%) had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.5 people. There were 147,884 housing units, and 87.2% had people living in them all year. Of these households, 74.6% were owner-occupied, while 25.4% were renters.

As of 2022, the median (middle) income for a household was about $66,154, and the median income for a family was about $75,649. The per capita income was about $33,847. About 8.5% of families and 12.5% of all people in St. Lucie County lived below the poverty line. This includes 19.4% of children under 18 years old and 9.5% of people over 65 years old.

 Cities and towns 
 Incorporated 
City of Fort Pierce
City of Port St. Lucie
Village of St. Lucie

 Unincorporated 
Ankona
Eden
Eldred
Fort Pierce North
Fort Pierce South
Hutchinson Island South
Indian River Estates
Lakewood Park
North Hutchinson Island
River Park
St. Lucie West
Tradition
Walton
White City

Education
Schools in the county are managed by St. Lucie County Public Schools.
 Florida Atlantic University PSL Campus
 Indian River State College Ft. Pierce and PSL Campus
 Keiser University PSL Campus
 University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural  Sciences, Ft. Pierce
 Barry University PSL Campus

 Points of interest 
 St. Lucie County Regional History Center
 St. Lucie County Marine Center 
 Experimental Oculina Research Reserve
 Heathcote Botanical Gardens
 Old Fort Park
 St. Lucie County International Airport
 US Navy UDT-SEAL Museum (Fort Pierce was the original home of the Navy SEALs)

References

Other websites

Governmental
Board of County Commissioners
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners 

Constitutional officers
St. Lucie County Clerk
St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections
St. Lucie County Property Appraiser
St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office
St. Lucie County Tax Collector

School district
St. Lucie County School District

Multi-county districts
Indian River Community College 
South Florida Water Management District
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council

Judicial branch
St. Lucie County Clerk of Courts
 Public Defender, 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida
 State Attorney, 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida 
 Circuit and County Courts for the 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Non-governmental
 St. Lucie County Tourism Web Site 

Category:Florida counties
Category:1844 establishments in Florida Territory