Fort Pierce SouthFL
Population 5,028: a town in Florida.
Is Fort Pierce South a good place to live?
The weak point is incomes (D): the median household income is $51K, and 30% of residents live below the poverty line. It also trails on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 73% of the country. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. At about $224K, a typical home costs 3 years of the Port St. Lucie metro’s $75K median household income. Its best grade is for walkability: it is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking 548th of 634 in Florida. Set against the rest, it does better than 10% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Savannas Preserve State Park, at 46 acres.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
99% of working residents leave Fort Pierce South for work
Where Fort Pierce South’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Fort Pierce South grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Fort Pierce South is from typical.
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Urca de Lima and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Pierce South. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MuseumNational Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
7 mi Stadium & arenaFirst Data Field
3 mi MuseumA. E. Backus Gallery & Museum
17 mi MuseumElliott Museum27K visitors a year
18 mi MuseumHouse of Refuge at Gilbert's BarPhoto credits
National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · First Data Field: JoeCondon, Public domain · A. E. Backus Gallery & Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elliott Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Fort Pierce South: who provides what
Fort Pierce South is unincorporated, so St. Lucie County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Pierce South.
Fort Pierce South is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
The biggest natural risk in Fort Pierce South is hurricanes, at a very high overall level
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Fort Pierce South once, in 2017. FEMA puts just over four fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 15% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Fort Pierce South’s schools trail 54% of Florida districts
The public schools here belong to the St. Lucie school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Academy of Excellence PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 86 | – |
| Pace Center for Girls Treasure CoastLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 46 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Fort Pierce South has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 698 in 2013 to 1,002.
Since 2013, Fort Pierce South has added 304 jobs, to 1,002 in 2023. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. 30% of Fort Pierce South residents live below the poverty line, where Florida’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Fort Pierce (23%), Port St. Lucie (9%) and Stuart (4%).
| Fort Pierce South | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 30% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fort Pierce South earns a C for health
Against the 5,968 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fort Pierce South’s, it is healthier than 61%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Nearly a fifth of Fort Pierce South adults report frequent mental distress, above both Florida’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (17%). The share of adults in Fort Pierce South who had a checkup this year: 74%. Of 31 CDC measures, Fort Pierce South beats the Florida average on 1 and trails it on 15.
| Fort Pierce South | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fort Pierce South | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 9.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.9% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in Fort Pierce South brings mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 53.8°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.2°. The Ft Pierce weather station records that about 70 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 83% of Florida places with climate records.
Fort Pierce South’s midsummer high stands at 90°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Fort Pierce South | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 54°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Savannas Preserve State Park | — | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Fort Pierce South sells for about $300K
At 3 years of the Port St. Lucie metro’s $75K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 88% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living. 91.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 60.1% across Florida.
In Fort Pierce South, the median rent is $1,153 a month. Homes sold in Fort Pierce South spent a median 120 days on the market. Among households here, 76% live in a home they own.
| Fort Pierce South | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,153 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fort Pierce South
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Pierce South
About 5 of every 100 Fort Pierce South residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Fort Pierce South
CDP in Florida, United States
Fort Pierce South is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fort Pierce South had a population of 5,209. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
Fort Pierce South’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Fort Pierce South.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Pierce South | #548 | D | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Fort Pierce | #581 | D− | C | — | B− | D |
Fort Pierce South and Fort Pierce report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fort Pierce South with a neighbor →
Questions about Fort Pierce South
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fort Pierce South, FL a good place to live?
Fort Pierce South grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #548 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Fort Pierce South, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $224,000, 40% below the Florida typical home.