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27.47° N · 80.36° W · GEOID 1224337

Fort Pierce North

St. Lucie County, Florida · part of the Port St. Lucie, FL metro

FloridaFort Pierce North, FLFort Pierce NorthFort Pierce North

The short answer

Fort Pierce North is home to 7,224 people. Median household income is $40,228 a year and median rent is $921 a month, 27.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $167,600, about 4.2x annual median household income.

The story in Fort Pierce North is how fast things are changing. Rent took 33.9% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 27.5% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 0.8 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $29,900 a year, less than in 97% of places its size.

8OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Fort Pierce North scores better than 8% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 378th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%25
Economy 20%34
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%14
Education 10%13
Commute 10%74
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$921
33% below the median place
Median household income
$40,228
50% below the median place
Median home value
$167,600
48% below the median place
Unemployment
4.2%
13% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Fort Pierce North

  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 2.8 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 85% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Fort Pierce North

St. Lucie County gains about 35.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in28,861
Moved out18,694
Net+10,167

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$77K
Leavers$61K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of St. Lucie County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into St. Lucie County report $76,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $60,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$36,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $921 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,209 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $167,600.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 12.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Clewiston, FL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
35.3
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$60,807
13% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$76,840
9% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFort Pierce NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.4%12% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.2%9% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure35.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$76,8409% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$60,80713% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median household earns $40,228 a year, less than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Fort Pierce North27.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$36,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.5%
35% above the median place
Home price to income
4.2x
10% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$29,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Fort Pierce North, $921 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.5 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Fort Pierce North, but easier on the budget

Places that match Fort Pierce North on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Clewiston, FL9516.0% vs 27.5%n/aCompare
Patterson, LA9421.1% vs 27.5%n/aCompare
Okeechobee, FL9322.3% vs 27.5%n/aCompare
South Apopka, FL9321.4% vs 27.5%$19,700Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,209
35% below the median place
Vacant homes1
14.3%
102% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,471
55% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFort Pierce NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$92133% below
Rent to income127.5%35% above
Property tax rate10.9%3% below
Home price to income14.2x10% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.21% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,06928% above
HUD area median income4County figure$102,0005% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,47155% below
Median home value1$167,60048% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.4%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure64.1%25% above
Homeownership156.0%16% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure65.3%29% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,20935% below
Vacant homes114.3%102% above
Median year built119760% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $40,228, 50% below the median place.

Median household income1
$40,228
50% below the median place
Income per person1
$21,293
47% below the median place
Poverty rate1
23.9%
122% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFort Pierce NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$40,22850% below
Income per person1$21,29347% below
Unemployment14.2%13% below
Average annual pay6County figure$54,86917% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs6County figure92,11639% below
Poverty rate123.9%122% above
Mean commute121 min15% below
Works from home1County figure12.1%2% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.3%61% below
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 68.7%, 26% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
68.7%
26% below the median place
No health insurance1
28.1%
339% above the median place
High school or higher1
70.0%
24% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher16.6% −48%
Born abroad19.9% 2.2×
Household size2.7 +10%
Median age39.3 +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFort Pierce NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,2245292nd largest
Median age139.31% above
Bachelor's or higher116.6%48% below
High school or higher170.0%24% below
Household size12.710% above
Born abroad119.9%125% above
No health insurance128.1%339% above
Homes with broadband168.7%26% below
05

Life in Fort Pierce North

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 84% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track.

16 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.8 −73%
Playgrounds per 10k5.5 −41%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.4 11.2×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Canaveral National Seashore 93 miles
  • Big Cypress National Preserve 113 miles
  • Biscayne National Park 137 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.0 −33%
Shops23.2 −23%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.0 −1%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
93.0
202% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.0
33% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
23.2
23% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFort Pierce NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure56above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure49,308above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure19.527% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.033% below
Shops per 10k8County figure23.223% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.417% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.01% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k92.873% below
Playgrounds per 10k95.541% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi92.4above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1093.0202% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure1623% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 96.4%, 41% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Fort Pierce North. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
96.4%
41% above the median place
January average low13
53°F
110% above the median place
Average temperature13
74°F
34% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFort Pierce NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F4% above
January average low13County figure53°F110% above
Average temperature13County figure74°F34% above
Annual precipitation13County figure54.5 in24% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure96.14% above
Hurricane risk14County figure99.240% above
Tornado risk14County figure82.82% above
Wildfire risk14County figure86.641% above
Heat wave risk14County figure80.211% below
Median air quality index15County figure3421% below
Good air days15County figure96.4%41% above
08

Fort Pierce North in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 27% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Fort Pierce North does better than 24% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 93%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$921/mo (2024)$1,170/mo$960 to $1,430/mo+4.1%
Median household income$40,228 (2024)$51,500$43,500 to $61,000+4.2%
Median home value$167,600 (2024)$252,000$183,000 to $347,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Fort Pierce North

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Belle Glade, FL$898$48,001Compare
Clanton, AL$869$47,520Compare
Minden, LA$895$34,294Compare
Covington, TN$933$42,254Compare
Covington, TNMinden, LAClanton, ALBelle Glade, FLFort Pierce North, FLFort Pierce NorthBelle GladeClantonMindenCovingtonFort Pierce NorthBelle GladeClantonMindenCovington

Places built like Fort Pierce North

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Fort Pierce North performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Fort Pierce North, FL27.5%7.0%/yrn/a
Thomson, GA24.1%7.5%/yr-0.8%Compare
Fort Myers Shores, FL25.8%9.2%/yrn/aCompare
Clewiston, FL16.0%6.5%/yr3.9%Compare
East Flat Rock, NC20.4%5.1%/yrn/aCompare
Adel, GA26.7%6.2%/yr5.5%Compare
Crystal Lake, FL28.7%8.6%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Fort Pierce North a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 8 out of 100, better than 8% of the places we rate and 378th of 474 in Florida. OpenStreetMap shows 2.8 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 85% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 13 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fort Pierce North expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $167,600.

What salary do you need to live in Fort Pierce North?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $36,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fort Pierce North?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Belle Glade, FL, Clanton, AL, Minden, LA and Covington, TN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Fort Pierce North with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fort Pierce North itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fort-pierce-north-florida

Citytistics. “Fort Pierce North, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fort-pierce-north-florida/

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