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Economic Profile
| County Seat: |
Ft. Pierce
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| Nearest MSA: |
Ft. Pierce-Port St. Lucie
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| Largest Cities: |
1) Port St. Lucie
2) Ft. Pierce
3) St. Lucie Village
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| Miles To: |
Tallahassee 318
Orlando 100
Tampa 139
Jacksonville 217
Miami 115
Atlanta 499
Chicago 1079
Dallas 1052
New York 982 |
Climate
| Average Temperature |
High |
Low |
| January: |
73 |
53 |
| July: |
90 |
73 |
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| Florida Mean Annual Precipitation |
53 |
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| Average Annual Rain Days |
127 |
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Population
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St. Lucie |
Florida |
| 1980: |
87,182 |
9,746,961 |
| 1990: |
150,171 |
12,938,071 |
| 2004: |
226,816 |
17,397,161 |
| 2010 (p): |
246,991 |
19,397,414 |
| 2015 (p): |
271,271 |
21,000,845 |
| (p) Denotes Projected
Population |
Migration
2004
In-Migration 15,151
Out-Migration 9,031
Net-Migration 6,120
Commercial/Industrial Services
Electric Companies:
- Florida Power & Light
- Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority
Natural Gas Companies:
- City Gas Company of Florida
- Fort Pierce Utilities Authority
- NUI/CityGas
Telephone Companies:
- AT&T
- BellSouth
- Sprint
- MCI
Water & Sewer Companies:
- City of Port St. Lucie
- City of Fort Pierce
- Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority
- St. Lucie West Utilities
- St. Lucie County Utilities
Existing Industrial Zoned Land: YES
Number of Acres: 9,809
Largest Available Contiguous Parcel: 350
Industrial Parks: YES
Number of Acres: 1,300
Largest Available Contiguous Parcel: 20
Foreign Trade Zones: YES
Zone Number(s): 218
Cost of Living
Price Level Index, (2004)
(Population Weighted Category
Indices)
Florida State Average = 100
Sample |
| Total |
98.20 |
| Food |
103.08 |
| Health Care |
99.80 |
| Housing |
93.12 |
| Personal Goods & Services |
103.38 |
| Transportation |
98.19 |
Labor Force
| (2004) |
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| Labor Force |
161.798 |
| Labor Force % of County Population |
71.3 |
| Number in County Unemployed |
6,468 |
| Unemployment Rate |
4.0% |
Employment By History
| N/D = No Data |
St. Lucie |
Florida |
| Average Annual Employment |
82,739 |
7,463,255 |
| Construction |
8.7% |
6.7% |
| Education & Health Services |
13.9% |
8.6% |
| Financial Activities |
5.7% |
6.8% |
| Information |
1.1% |
2.3% |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
9.2% |
11.5% |
| Manufacturing |
4.6% |
5.2% |
| Natural Resources & Mining |
4.1% |
1.4% |
| Other Services |
2.6% |
3.2% |
| Professional & Business Ser |
10.0% |
17.4% |
| Public Administration |
7.7% |
6.0% |
| Trade,Trans. & Utilities |
23.3% |
20.8% |
| Unclassified |
0.1% |
0.2% |
Per Capita Personal Income
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St. Lucie |
Florida
|
| 2001 |
$22,892 |
$29,268 |
| 2002 |
$22,904 |
$29,700 |
| 2003 |
$23,051 |
$30,116 |
Existing Employment
Major Private Sector Employers
Liberty Medical Supply Business
Line: Medical Supplies
Number of Employees 1,828
Indian River Community College Business
Line: Education
Number of Employees 1,766
Wal-Mart Business
Line: Retail
Number of Employees1,750
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center Business
Line: Healthcare
Number of Employees 1,140
QVC Business
Line: Inbound Call Center
Number of Employees 975
Publix Supermarkets Business
Line: Retail Food Market
Number of Employees 939
St. Lucie County Medical Center Business
Line: Healthcare
Number of Employees 1,766
Riverside National Bank Business
Line: Bank
Number of Employees 487
Harbor Federal Savings Banke Business
Line: Bank
Number of Employees 370
New Horizons Healthcare Business
Line: Healthcare
Number of Employees 369
State and Local Taxation
COUNTY
| Ad Valorem Millage
Rates (2004): |
| Government |
7,5626 |
| Schools |
8,3130 |
| Special |
4,3323 |
| Total |
20,2079 |
Ad Valorem Tax Exemption: Yes
Retail Sales Tax (Locate Option) 0.5
Local Communications Service Tax 2.1
Federal Enterprise Zone No
State Enterprise Zone EZ-5601
STATE
Corporate
Income Tax
Personal Income
Tax
Retail Sales Tax
Intangible Tax (per $1,000)
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