DEMOGRAPHICS

Downtown Fort Pierce serves a large, growing regional trade area of over half million persons with average household incomes similar to the state’s average.

-H. GREENBERG | GREENBERG DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Over 35,000 St. Lucie County residents commute to South Florida for work.

FAST FACTS

Primary Secondary Tertiary 2015 Population 50,313 138,815 530,660 2020 Projected Population 52,394 144,604 554,165 Total Households 18,449 55,225 217,989 Median Age 37.0 43.2 47.8 Median Household Income $26,762 $34,753 $43,699 Average Household Income $38,892 $49,767 $64,010 Median Net Worth $219,626 $449,459 $741,000

Downtown Fort Pierce serves a large, growing regional trade area of over half million persons with average household incomes similar to the State’s average.

Over 60,000 households or 27% of households in the regional trade area have an average household income of over $75,000. Householder’s median net worth is estimated to be $700,000.

The regional trade area is comprised of slightly older, more affluent white homeowners than the local trade area. The region’s diversity index is below the State.

The region’s large number of retired persons contributes to a lower median and per capita income and higher median age.

Fort Pierce local trade area is younger and more diverse. Within twenty minutes of downtown there are over 55,000 households, over 10,000 households have incomes over $75,000. Householder’s median net worth is estimated to be $450,000.

COMMUTERS

TO BROWARD: 4,684 TO MARTIN: 17,264 TO MIAMI-DADE: 3,251 TO PALM BEACH: 12,531

POPULATION 622,181 within 30 miles of proposed station

77,242

within 5 miles of proposed station

ACCESSIBILITY

TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Treasure Coast International Airport will benefit from aircraft owners and crew being able to utilize its less crowded airspace and lower cost facilities for extended stopovers, while enjoying the convenience of quick trips to Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

Brightline can make our port and airport a hub and an attractive alternative to South Florida simply because of the ease of access to South Florida, the congested center of the large yacht industry in the US and perhaps equally congested magnet for corporate jets. South Florida is the center of the yacht maintenance, repair and operations industry for the Western Hemisphere with major facilities in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. Within the next year, the Port of Fort Pierce will begin its transformation into the next major player in this ever-growing industry.

Brightline will provide needed transportation between an established community of vendors, suppliers, and their employees in South Florida, especially those with skills unique and critical to the yachting industry, as Fort Pierce develops. Eventually, as Fort Pierce progresses, the same group may move southward instead. Crews will travel between Fort Pierce and marinas in South Florida, where vessels berth before and after maintenance and refit activity. Brightline will also facilitate travel between Fort Pierce and major gateway airports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale for vendors and crew.