Fort Pierce, FL Population

Overview

46,409

Total Population

39.0

Median age

51.69%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

60.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

10,624

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Fort Pierce's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fort Pierce is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Pierce's population under 18 was 23.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Pierce's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Pierce, 18.80% were under the age of 15, 21.73% aged 15 to 29, 40.49% aged 30 to 64, 17.02% aged 65 to 84, and 1.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,573 more females than males in Fort Pierce:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.69% females and 48.31% males in Fort Pierce, FL.
The Fort Pierce, FL gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 2,050.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 1,829.

Fort Pierce's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Pierce population: 46.30% are White, 43.48% are Black or African American, 0.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.35% are Asian, 0.20% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.98% are some other race and 4.33% are multiracial.
Fort Pierce's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 10,624 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 35,785 (77.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Pierce is White with a population of 21,486 (46.30% of the total population).

Fort Pierce's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 48,305 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Pierce's population increased by 2,064 (5.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Pierce's population increased by 5,298 (12.59%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fort Pierce's population was lowest in year 2000 at 40,006.