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Vero Beach, FL vs Port St. Lucie, FL

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- Port St. Lucie is 0% more densely populated than Vero Beach.
- People are 8.3% more likely to be married in Port St. Lucie.
- The Median Age is 10.1 years younger in Port St. Lucie.
 Vero Beach, FLPort St. Lucie, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock202,177329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.938.4
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 Population - 201015,207  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock88,769285,036,114
 Population - 199017,350  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock136.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,696.393.4
 Land Area11.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Vero Beach, FLPort St. Lucie, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Vero Beach, FLPort St. Lucie, FLUnited States
 White81.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.3%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Vero Beach, FLPort St. Lucie, FLUnited States
 Married Population49.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.9%50.2%
 Never Married25.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed8.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.812.60
 Households7,608  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock53,53580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,879  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 13 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 13 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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Reviews for Port St. Lucie    53 Reviews

Been here since 2017 and have enjoyed it very much. This is not a 'Big City', so if you're looking for all the big city trappings move on. It's quiet. I have  More

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Raymond · 
Over 5 years ago

We have visited four times and love it so much that we purchased a home here, and move in two weeks! Lets see first the good things. Beautiful weather year around.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Where do I begin. Been here for a few years now and just waiting to retire so I can concentrate on other places. Didn't take more than a year to figure this place out  More

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