1600 S Us Hwy 1, Fort Pierce
Saint Johns County Real Estate - Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce is in South East Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 41,590. Fort Pierce is approximately 12 miles from Port Saint Lucie (population 164,603) and around 44 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).
The median age for residents of Fort Pierce is 35.7. Around 33.6% of Fort Pierce households include school aged children and 29.4% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 45.3% of the Fort Pierce population are White, 40.8% are Black or African American, .6% American Indian, .8% Asian and 2.7% are Two or more Races. Fort Pierce has a significant Hispanic population. 21.6% (9,004) of Fort Pierce residents are of Hispanic or Latino origin. Of these 71.42% are of Mexican origin, 7.44% Puerto Rican, 2.58% Cuban and 18.54% are of other Hispanic or Latino origin.
There are 21,357 housing units in Fort Pierce. 5,507 (25.7%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. Fort Pierce is a tourist destination, 32.4% (1,788) of it's vacant housing units were classed as seasonal, recreational or for occasional use. There are 10,159 residential rental units in Fort Pierce. 8,192 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 18.8%.
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St. Lucie County
St. Lucie County is part of the southeast Florida region along with Broward, Indian River, Miami-Dade, Martin, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties. Incorporated areas for St. Lucie County are Fort Pierce (county seat), Port St. Lucie, and St. Lucie Village. Other notable communities include Lakewood Park, Indian River Estates, River Park, and White City. The county?s population is over 275,000.
St. Lucie County lists manufacturing facilities, clean energy, professional and technical services, information industries, administrative and support services, and finance and insurance services among its target industries. The large number of biological research firms in the county sometimes leads to it being called the Research Coast. Cost of living in this area is 99.06, compared with Florida's 100.
Though the region was thinly populated as late as the 1950s, a series of planned communities in the 1960s created Port St. Lucie and resulted in a population explosion, doubling from the 2000 to 2010 Census. Over 160,000 people call Port St. Lucie home, making it the ninth-largest city in the state. In 2008, the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies opened a LEED-certified research center. Additionally, Mann Research Center is a 150-acre research park. Known for its golf, the city hosts three PGA tour courses that are open to the public.
The seat of St. Lucie County is Fort Pierce. The city's location near the Indian River Lagoon makes it a prime spot for researchers who are interested in the most biologically diverse estuary in the nation. Both the Smithsonian Marine Station and Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution.
Neighboring Properties
| Address | Type | Sq Ft | Class | |
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| 1716 S Us Hwy 1 | Parking lot (commercial or patron) or mobile home park | 0 | L | |
| 1601 S Us Hwy 1 | Drive-in Restaurant | 2,196 | B |
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| 1412 S Us Hwy 1 | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 1603 S Us Hwy 1 | Store, one story | 14,499 | A |
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| 1718 S Us Hwy 1 | Store, one story | 41,997 | B |
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| 1600 S 3rd St | Golf course or driving range | 6,430 | B |
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| 1717 S Us Hwy 1 | Community Shopping Center | 13,200 | B |
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Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $53,187. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $17,329 per year. The top 10% earn more than $131,510 per year. The top 1% earn more than $411,299 per year. Most renters earn between $26,064 (20th percentile) and $45,348 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $106,374 and $132,968.
Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates
Local Rents
The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $972. Most renters earn between $2,172 and $3,779 per month. They typically spend 37% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $717 (20th percentile) to $1,318 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 9%.
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