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Fort Pierce, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Fort Pierce is a Census city of 49,082 people across 24.70 square miles of land, in St. Lucie County. Median household income is $47,072, 49.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 120 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $85.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Pierce
What Fort Pierce is
- Census place typecity
- Land area24.7 sq mi
- Water area6 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,987
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Lucie County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Pierce
How many people live in Fort Pierce
- Population49,082
- Median age37.2
- Population under 1812,369
- Share under 1825.2 percent
- Population 65 and over10,227
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent
- Households18,878
- Family households11,297
- Share of households that are families59.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Pierce
Income and work in Fort Pierce
- Median household income$47,072
- Per capita income$25,455
- Civilian labor force20,675
- Employed18,783
- Unemployed1,892 plus or minus 627
- Unemployment rate9.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over32,701
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Pierce
- Housing units22,871
- Occupied units18,878
- Vacant units3,993
- Vacancy rate17.5 percent
- Owner occupied9,349
- Renter occupied9,529
- Ownership rate49.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$250,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,217
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.0 percent
- Single family units10,093
- Share single family44.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11,982
- Share in buildings of two or more52.4 percent
- Mobile homes796 plus or minus 264
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Pierce gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute16,445
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,679
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,649
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.4 percent
- Drove alone69.2 percent
- Carpooled14.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home11.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Pierce
SBA loans in Fort Pierce (7(a))
- Approvals120
- Gross approval$85,607,300
- Average approval$713,394
- Median approval$321,700
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,863,790
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,230
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome22
- Paid in full21
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more32.5 percent
- Share to franchises9.2 percent
- Distinct lenders44
- Distinct industries by NAICS75
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Pierce, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 22 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fort Pierce (504)
- Approvals51
- Gross approval$43,975,000
- Average approval$862,255
- Median approval$727,000
- Largest approval$4,070,000
- Jobs supported652
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Pierce, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fort Pierce
Flood risk in Fort Pierce
- NFIP communityCity of Fort Pierce
- NFIP community number120286
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date02/19/20
The City of Fort Pierce participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120286 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Lucie County, not Fort Pierce
St. Lucie County context, not Fort Pierce figures
- Establishments in St. Lucie County7,292
- Covered employment, St. Lucie County90,334
- Average annual pay, St. Lucie County$53,238
- Housing units permitted, St. Lucie County4,869
Every figure in this section is published for St. Lucie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Pierce.
All St. Lucie County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Pierce questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Pierce, Florida?
49,082, in 18,878 households. Fort Pierce city covers 24.70 square miles of land, which is 1,987 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Pierce in?
St. Lucie County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Pierce?
$47,072. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $250,800. Median gross rent is $1,217 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Pierce businesses?
120 7(a) approvals totaling $85.6 m since FY2020, across 44 lenders, median approval $321,700, plus 51 504 approvals worth $44.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Pierce, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Pierce borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Pierce. Only 22 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fort Pierce in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fort Pierce appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Pierce, city of, community 120286, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Pierce figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Lucie County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Pierce.
Is zoning published for Fort Pierce?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.