County profile
St. Lucie County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#301 of 3,127 US counties by GDP47th-percentile growthmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
74,865
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
7,292
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
402,449
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.3%
Median HH income
$71.5k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
26.7%±1.0%
Poverty rate
12.3%±1.0%
Business applications
9,415 · 2025
Retail establishments
838
21.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Twin Vee Powercats Co.Consumer Cyclical$14.8M32D2Altitude International Holdings, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$12.2M——3Pulse Evolution Corp.Technology$88.2k——4Water Technologies International, Inc.Industrials$025DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation19%
Construction12%
Admin & support9%
Manufacturing9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
402,449
residents · 2025 · +21.4% since 2020
Income per capita $57.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+63,594
International migration+9,869
Natural change−2,906
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.3B2019
$10.9B2020
$12.6B2021
$14.3B2022
$16.0B2023
$16.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$347.3k±$4.8k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$57/mo
Vacancy rate
14.2%±0.9%
Affordability
6.8× wages
Residential permits
$1.2B
4,008 units · 10.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 99Lightning 98Strong wind 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3562016
3982017
4322018
4542019
4782020
5712021
7172022
7672023
7872024
7842025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -46% since 20217,4612021
6,4702022
5,1932023
4,8692024
4,0082025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.9 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
5.8 km
SCXF
Nearest port
17.1 km
BEYEL BROTHERS, FORT PIERCE DEEP WATER MARINE TERMINAL
Nearest commercial airport
16.5 km
TREASURE COAST INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.3k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of St. Lucie?
St. Lucie's economy produced $16.7B in 2024, growing 4.2% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.