{"id":241746,"date":"2026-04-22T12:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/241746\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:22:20","slug":"how-many-people-live-in-st-lucie-county-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/241746\/","title":{"rendered":"How many people live in St. Lucie County, FL?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2024, there were about 390,700 people living in St. Lucie County, FL. That makes St. Lucie County the 20th-most populous county in Florida. It is home to 1.7% of people living in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-nowrap display-0\">391K<\/p>\n<p>population of St. Lucie County, FL (2024)<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-nowrap display-0\">1.7%<\/p>\n<p>County share of the Florida population (2024)<\/p>\n<p>About 390,700 people lived in St. Lucie County, FL in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-md\">Population estimates, 2000\u20132024<\/p>\n<p>What are St. Lucie County, FL\u2019s age demographics?<\/p>\n<p>About 96,400 St. Lucie County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24.7% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 21.8% of Florida\u2019s population and 18% in the US overall.<\/p>\n<p>Another 76,200 St. Lucie County residents, or 19.5% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 19.3% of Florida\u2019s population and 21.6% in the US overall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"flex-1 gap-base-M text-left text-secondary-on-white transition-colors body-bold-lg md:inline-flex md:hover:text-text-highlight\">Subscribe for weekly, data-driven insights. No spin, just the facts. <\/p>\n<p>A higher share of St. Lucie County, FL&#8217;s population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-md\">Population estimates by age group, (2024)<\/p>\n<p>What are St. Lucie County, FL\u2019s racial and ethnic demographics?<\/p>\n<p>Hispanic residents make up 23.3% of the St. Lucie County, FL population, higher than the national share of 20%. St. Lucie County also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (22.7%) than the US overall (12.6%).<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, St. Lucie County\u2019s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 49.8%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 2% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.<\/p>\n<p>St. Lucie County, FL has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Florida as a whole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-md\">Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)<\/p>\n<p>The largest city or town in St. Lucie County, FL is Port St. Lucie with about 258,600 residents in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Cities and towns in St. Lucie County, FL ranked by population<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-L text-secondary body-lg\">Population (2024), includes only portions within county<\/p>\n<p>Cities and towns in St. Lucie County, FL ranked by populationCity or townPopulation1. 258,5752. 50,8053. 6154. <\/p>\n<p class=\"w-fit hyphens-manual break-words\">Balance of St. Lucie\u00a0County<\/p>\n<p>80,675Keep exploring<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 2024, there were about 390,700 people living in St. Lucie County, FL. 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