34987 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 34987, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

34987 is a zip code in St. Lucie County, Florida, which covers Port St. Lucie CCD and West St. Lucie, with a total population of 12,818 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

Table of Contents

Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 34987 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 34987.

The estimated population of people living in 34987 is 12,818, with a median age of 58.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 34987 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
12,818
+18.51%
+62.31%
2020
10,816
+11.31%
-
2019
9,717
+12.21%
-
2018
8,660
+9.66%
-
2017
7,897
 - -

Population of 34987 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 34987 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
72%
71.3%
 +0.98%
Black/African American
14.4%
11.2%
 +28.57%
Native
0.5%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
10.4%
16.1%
 -35.40%
Asian
1.6%
0%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.1%
1.4%
 -21.43%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 34987 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 34987 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 34987 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 34987 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 58.6 +7.72% 57.8 +14.46% 58.8 +2.62%
2020 54.4 +0.37% 50.5 +6.32% 57.3 -1.38%
2019 54.2 +16.31% 47.5 +2.81% 58.1 +23.35%
2018 46.6 +5.43% 46.2 +1.76% 47.1 +8.03%
2017 44.2 - 45.4 - 43.6 -

The median age of the 34987 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 34987 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 329 +107.09% 595 -41.85% 775 370
10 to 19 570 -72.08% 348 +38.68% 231 490
20 to 29 241 +51.37% 249 +142.51% 333 688
30 to 39 570 +49.45% 624 +4.21% 887 628
40 to 49 390 -35.67% 510 -81.61% 258 168
50 to 59 521 +70.4% 289 +178.62% 786 1,174
60 to 69 669 +67.84% 636 +52.33% 1,203 1,009
70+ 656 +112.05% 700 +135.31% 1,715 2,103

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 34987 zip code is $71,923.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 34987.

  • Under 25
    $46,136.00
  • 25 to 44
    $71,102.00
  • 45 to 64
    $103,648.00
  • 65 and over
    $67,805.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 34987 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 34987, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 34987 is currently $83,920.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

5.67% of households in 34987 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 34987 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    10.58%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    16.53%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    26.79%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.70%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    19.56%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.16%
  • $200,000 or more
    5.67%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 34987 is $38,792.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 34987 by the total population of 34987.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 34987 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 34987 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    15.36%
  • Bachelor's degree
    36.40%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    8.10%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    36.85%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.29%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 34987 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 34987 zip over the age of 16 is 11,202.

Of those people, a total of 41.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 34987 is 39.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 34987 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 250 51.20% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 361 49.00% 0.00%
25 to 29 years 660 83.90% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 906 74.60% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 852 89.80% 0.00%
45 to 54 years 852 84.70% 3.60%
55 to 59 years 1,291 53.20% 6.10%
60 to 64 years 968 59.80% 3.50%
65 to 74 years 2,323 13.50% 17.50%
75 years and over 2,739 2.40% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 34987. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 8,731 38.20% 4.30%
Black or African American 1,383 64.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 58 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 170 26.50% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 100.00% 0.00%
Other 69 76.80% 0.00%
Two or more races 777 43.50% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 1,048 51.00% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 8,475 37.80% 4.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 34987 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 34987 is 4,433, with median earnings of $45,099.00.

Women in 34987 are earning approximately 67.20% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 4,433 $45,099.00
Male 2,332 $53,683.00
Female 2,101 $36,089.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 34987 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 838 $90,980.00
Business and Financial 273 $36,566.00
Computer and Mathematical 37 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 77 $103,352.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 0 $0.00
Legal 13 $0.00
Educational and Library 287 $45,550.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 165 $33,859.00
Healthcare Practitioners 666 $101,250.00
Healthcare Support 133 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 42 $0.00
Law Enforcement 106 $83,036.00
Food Preparation and Serving 138 $31,396.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 61 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 191 $15,554.00
Sales 288 $42,747.00
Office and Administrative Support 843 $35,291.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 126 $36,875.00
Production 23 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 35 $0.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 34987 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 34987.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 651 $182,615.00 187 $90,270.00
Business and Financial 147 $35,934.00 126 $38,359.00
Computer and Mathematical 37 $0.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 77 $103,352.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00 13 $0.00
Educational and Library 125 $46,652.00 162 $19,737.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 119 $0.00 46 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 427 $125,711.00 239 $64,745.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 133 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 42 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 31 $0.00 75 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 35 $0.00 103 $0.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 44 $0.00 17 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 33 $0.00 158 $15,943.00
Sales 180 $43,643.00 108 $26,912.00
Office and Administrative Support 156 $40,250.00 687 $32,129.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 126 $36,875.00 0 $0.00
Production 23 $0.00 0 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 35 $0.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 5,464 households in 34987, with an average household size of 2.35 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,146 families living in the 34987 zip code with an average family size of 2.65 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 34987:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,677 59 410 1,318
Average Household Size 2.6 5.2 3.12 1.26
Total Families 3,677 59 410 0
Average Household Size 2.58 3.92 3.12 0

Poverty

Of the 4,146 families living in 34987, 2.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 34987:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 5,953 housing units in 34987.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,464 91.79%
Vacant 489 8.21%

21.77% of the total 5,953 housing units in 34987 are rental units. This is approximately 1,296 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,157 are occupied by the owner - or 69.83% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 34987 is $1,812.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 34987 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    11
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    0
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    47
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    962
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    263
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    24
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 34987 is $309,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 34987 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    0
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    73
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    97
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    414
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,330
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,044
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    199
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 34987. The chart below shows the number of properties in 34987 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    0
  • 1940 to 1949
    85
  • 1950 to 1959
    121
  • 1960 to 1969
    17
  • 1970 to 1979
    86
  • 1980 to 1989
    178
  • 1990 to 1999
    238
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,470
  • 2010 to 2013
    2,332
  • 2014 or later
    426

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 34987 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    82
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,540
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,456
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    386

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 34987 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 34987 that commute to work in a particular way.

24.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 34987.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    23
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    435
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    588
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    337
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    927
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    82
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    891
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    12
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    63
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    480
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    170
  • 90 or more minutes
    29

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 34987 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

If you use any of the data found on this page, please consider linking back to USPopulation.org as the source and if you have any feedback or data requests, click here to contact us.

States in 34987

If you want to see how the population and demographics of 34987 compare to other zip codes in Florida, check out the list of all Florida zip codes below: