Editing Fort Pierce South, Florida

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'''Fort Pierce South''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[St. Lucie County, Florida|St. Lucie County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 5,062 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[Port St. Lucie, Florida|Port St. Lucie]] [[Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Fort Pierce South is located at {{coord|27|24|57|N|80|21|9|W|type:city}} (27.415937, -80.352378).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 5672
|2010= 5062
|2020= 5209
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,672 people, 2,053 households, and 1,478 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,259.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,213 housing units at an average density of {{convert|491.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.57% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 17.60% of the population.

There were 2,053 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,308, and the median income for a family was $35,383. Males had a median income of $26,830 versus $21,810 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,801.  About 12.0% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.1% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{St. Lucie County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in St. Lucie County, Florida]]
[[Category:Fort Pierce, Florida]]
[[Category:Port St. Lucie metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]