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Renting an Apartment in Port St. Lucie
What You Should Know
Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The
population of Port St. Lucie was 88,769 at the 2000 census. According to the
2006 Census estimates, the city proper had an estimated population of 144,159.
Recent estimates from the St. Lucie County of Commerce has the population of the
city over 150,000. As of 2005, Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Area Population
was 381,033.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 88,769 people, 33,909 households, and
25,736 families residing in the city. The population density was 453.7/km˛
(1,175.1/mi˛). There were 36,785 housing units at an average density of
188.0/km˛ (487.0/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 87.88% White, 7.09%
African American, 1.24% Asian, 0.23% Native American, 0.03% Pacific Islander,
1.77% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race were 7.52% of the population.
There were 33,909 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.2% of all
households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average
family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.9%
from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there
were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,509, and the median income
for a family was $44,162. Males had a median income of $18,730 versus $16,702
for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,059. About 15.7% of
families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including
11.1% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
History
Port Saint Lucie started as a development of the General Development Corporation
and became a city on April 27, 1961. The very rapid population growth started
after 1980, with a population around 15,000 in 1980, and around 55,000 in 1990.
There were only about 300 inhabitants in 1970.
The mayor of the city is Patricia Christensen. She is the city's first female
mayor.
Major Highways
Florida's Turnpike is the only toll road in St. Lucie County, which is the
northernmost place where the Turnpike and Interstate 95 run close to each other.
The Turnpike has 2 exits within Port St. Lucie's city limits: Port St. Lucie
Boulevard (SR 716) and Becker Road. For most of its route through St. Lucie
County, the Turnpike is east of I-95. The Turnpike provides access to Orlando to
the north, and Miami to the south.
Interstate 95 is in the western portion of the city. It is 6 lanes wide (3 in
each direction), and provides access to Miami and Jacksonville. Exits include
exit 126 (Midway Road), exit 121 (St. Lucie West Blvd.), and exit 118 (Gatlin
Blvd./Tradition Pkwy.). In the future, Becker Road will have an interchange with
I-95 (as part of the expansion of Tradition east of I-95), as well as the
Crosstown Parkway, a new high-capacity east-west road built over the old West
Virginia Drive corridor (east of the Turnpike) and Juliet Drive (between the
Turnpike and I-95).