Port St. Lucie, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Port St. Lucie	Florida	National
Income per capita	$43,506	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$94,472	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$98,996	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$78,771	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,256	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,301	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.3%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Port St. Lucie is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Port St. Lucie is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Port St. Lucie is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Port St. Lucie is 39% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,975 $94,472 $188,944

City

$48,047 $72,078 $144,156

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Port St. Lucie median earnings by income bracket

Port St. Lucie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.4%	15.4%
Manufacturing sector	5.5%	5.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	20.2%	20.2%
Public administration	5.1%	5.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.0%	9.0%
Education, health & social services	10.0%	10.0%
Other	30.7%	30.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sewall's Point, FL	2,220	$189,566	133.1%
Palm City, FL	26,022	$149,514	83.8%
White City, FL	5,287	$117,424	44.4%
Rio, FL	733	$113,837	40.0%
St. Lucie Village, FL	795	$106,104	30.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL	203,094	$94,472	16.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Akron, OH	203,042	$60,769	25.3%
Glendale, CA	204,037	$105,660	29.9%
Little Rock, AR	202,086	$79,537	2.2%
Grand Rapids, MI	204,117	$77,546	4.7%
Augusta, GA	204,183	$65,720	19.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL	203,094	$94,472	16.2%

Source: The Port St. Lucie, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.