Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL

1983‑1992:		Fort Pierce, FL MSA
1992‑2003:		Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
2003‑2006:		Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Martin County, FL	7,807	16,932	28,035	64,014	100,900	126,731	139,282

St. Lucie County, FL	20,180	39,294	50,836	87,182	150,171	192,695	239,970



Total	-	-	-	-	251,071	319,426	379,252
Percent Change	-	-	-	-	-	27.2%	18.7%



Total (as currently defined)	27,987	56,226	78,871	151,196	251,071	319,426	379,252
Percent Change	-	100.9%	40.3%	91.7%	66.1%	27.2%	18.7%

Timeline

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Component

Martin County, FL

St. Lucie County, FL

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990		2000		2005


Fort Pierce, FL	13,502	25,256	29,721	33,802	36,830	*	37,516	*	38,552	*

Port St. Lucie, FL	(x)	(x)	330	14,690	55,866		88,769	*	131,692	*



Total	0	0	0	0	36,830		126,285		170,244
Metro	0	0	0	0	251,071		319,426		379,252
Percent					14.7%		39.5%		44.9%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Fort Pierce, FL

Port St. Lucie, FL

Urban/Rural Population



1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			107,550	71.1%
		UA Population		70,450	46.6%
	Rural Population			43,646	28.9%

	Inside Central Cities			33,802	22.4%
	Outside Central Cities			117,394	77.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			151,196	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Fort Pierce, FL		70,450	70,450	100.0%

	Total			70,450


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			221,978	88.4%
		UA Population		209,973	83.6%
	Rural Population			29,093	11.6%

	Inside Central Cities			92,696	36.9%
	Outside Central Cities			158,375	63.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			251,071	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Fort Pierce, FL		126,342	126,342	100.0%
	Stuart, FL		80,069	80,069	100.0%
	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL		794,848	3,562	0.4%

	Total			209,973


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			293,636	91.9%
		UA Population		288,291	90.3%
	Rural Population			25,790	8.1%

	Inside Principal Cities			126,285	39.5%
	Outside Principal Cities			193,141	60.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			319,426	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Miami, FL		4,919,036	4,924	0.1%
	Port St. Lucie, FL		270,774	270,774	100.0%
	Vero Beach-Sebastian, FL		120,962	12,593	10.4%

	Total			288,291


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Jun 1983



-		New MSA: Fort Pierce, FL MSA
-		Martin County, FL included as original MSA component
-		St. Lucie County, FL included as original MSA component
-		Fort Pierce, FL designated as original central city of new MSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Fort Pierce, FL MSA changed to Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
-		Port St. Lucie, FL designated as central city of MSA


Jun 2003



-		Title of Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA changed to Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL Metro Area

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