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People QuickFacts |
Fort Pierce |
Florida |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
37,841 | 17,019,068 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
0.5% | 6.5% |
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Population, 2000 |
37,516 | 15,982,378 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
0.0% | 23.5% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.6% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
27.2% | 22.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
17.5% | 17.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.7% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
49.5% | 78.0% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
40.9% | 14.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
5.4% | 3.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.0% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
15.0% | 16.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
46.5% | 48.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
18.4% | 16.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
24.8% | 23.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
59.7% | 79.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
12.7% | 22.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.6 | 26.2 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
17,170 | 7,302,947 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
53.2% | 70.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$62,800 | $105,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
14,407 | 6,337,929 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 | 2.46 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$25,121 | $38,819 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,345 | $21,557 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
30.9% | 12.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Fort Pierce |
Florida |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
260,278 | 187,079,940 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
430,999 | 151,191,241 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$11,577 | $10,297 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
53,839 | 24,165,336 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
2,669 | 1,301,921 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
34.7% | 22.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
20.8% | 25.9% |
