Fort Pierce, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Fort Pierce view- Population
- 49,082 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $47,072 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 26.2% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 49.5% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 43.5% Black, 30.3% White, 20.6% Hispanic, 2.1% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 19.3% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 11,763 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 4.2 violent and 15.8 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2025, Fort Pierce Police Department)
- New homes permitted
- 409 housing units (2025)
School districts serving Fort Pierce
Schools located in Fort Pierce
- Fort Pierce Central High School (high school)
- Performance Based Preparatory Academy (high school)
- Dan Mccarty Middle School (middle school)
- Forest Grove Middle School (middle school)
- Chester A. Moore Elementary School (k-8 school)
- Creative Arts Academy Of St. Lucie (k-8 school)
- Dale Cassens Education Complex (school)
- Data House (school)
- Fairlawn Elementary School (elementary school)
- Independence Classical Academy (school)
- Lawnwood Elementary School (elementary school)
- Lincoln Park Academy (school)
- Mosaic Digital Academy K-12 (school)
- Samuel S. Gaines Academy Of Emerging Technologies (k-8 school)
- St. Lucie Detention Center (school)
- St. Lucie Elementary School (elementary school)
- Weatherbee Elementary School (elementary school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau