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Fort Pierce, Florida Economy Profile

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 Fort Pierce, Florida United States
StateFlorida
CityFort Pierce
Total population37,516 281,421,906
Male18,508138,053,563
Female19,008143,368,343
Median age (years)35.435.3
Total households14,407105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)25,12141,994

Fort Pierce, Florida Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Fort Pierce, Florida equals 11,699. Government workers comprise 11.45% of workers in Fort Pierce, Florida. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up six point four four percent of Fort Pierce, Florida labor force. There are forty-two unpaid family workers in Fort Pierce, Florida.

twelve point six one percent of population are involved in construction, 7.97% are in manufacturing, and 4.8% are in wholesale trade. 6.91% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Fort Pierce, Florida. 10.8% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Fort Pierce, Florida.

55.1% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Fort Pierce, Florida. Sixty-seven point five five percent of Fort Pierce, Florida workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point nine nine percent of Fort Pierce, Florida residents work at home. 4.04% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Fort Pierce, Florida %, Fort Pierce, Florida United States
Population 16 years and over28,485  217,168,077
In labor force15,694 55.1%63.92%
- Civilian labor force15,681 55.05%63.39%
- - Employed14,299 50.2%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,382 4.85%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force8.8  5.8
- Armed Forces13 0.05%0.53%
Not in labor force12,791 44.9%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over14,544 51.06%51.66%
In labor force6,833 23.99%29.72%
- Civilian labor force6,833 23.99%29.65%
- - Employed6,215 21.82%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,985 10.48%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,725  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over13,900  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone9,390 67.55%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled3,112 22.39%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)561 4.04%4.73%
Walked258 1.86%2.93%
Other means302 2.17%1.19%
Worked at home277 1.99%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)24.6 0.18%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over14,299  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,844 19.89%33.65%
Service occupations2,766 19.34%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,926 20.46%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations1,289 9.01%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations2,258 15.79%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,216 15.5%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining1,119 7.83%1.87%
Construction1,803 12.61%6.78%
Manufacturing1,139 7.97%14.1%
Wholesale trade687 4.8%3.6%
Retail trade1,784 12.48%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities524 3.66%5.2%
Information274 1.92%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing609 4.26%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services988 6.91%9.3%
Educational, health and social services2,419 16.92%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,545 10.8%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)837 5.85%4.87%
Public administration571 3.99%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers11,699 81.82%78.47%
Government workers1,637 11.45%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business921 6.44%6.63%
Unpaid family workers42 0.29%0.31%
 Fort Pierce, Florida %, Fort Pierce, Florida United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households14,379  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,814 19.57%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,379 9.59%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,973 20.68%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,022 14.06%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,124 14.77%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,824 12.69%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999581 4.04%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999340 2.36%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999184 1.28%2.2%
$200,000 or more138 0.96%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)25,121  41,994
With earnings9,816 34.46%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)34,257  56,604
With Social Security income5,288 18.56%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,833  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,044 3.67%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,229  6,320
With public assistance income863 3.03%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,394  3,032
With retirement income2,702 9.49%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,894  17,376
 
Families8,873  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,424 16.05%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999784 8.84%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,704 19.2%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,242 14.0%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,477 16.65%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,333 15.02%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999441 4.97%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999236 2.66%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999124 1.4%2.75%
$200,000 or more108 1.22%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)29,458  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)14,345  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers21,274  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers20,012  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families2,251  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,800 79.96%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years990 43.98%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,303  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years1,215 93.25%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years656 50.35%42.27%
 
Individuals11,471  33,899,812
18 years and over7,036 61.34%65.35%
- 65 years and over1,168 10.18%9.7%
Related children under 18 years4,334 37.78%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years2,963 25.83%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over3,074 26.8%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.