 |
|
|
Average Temperature (°F) |
High |
Low |
|
|
| January: |
73 |
53 |
| July: |
90 |
73 |
|
|
| Florida
Mean Annual Precipitation |
..............................
|
53
in. |
| Average
Annual Rain Days |
..............................
|
127 |
|
|
|
St.
Lucie |
| 1980: |
87,182
|
| 1990: |
150,171
|
| 2001: |
198,253
|
| 2005(p): |
212,700
|
| 2010(p): |
233,426
|
| (p)
Denotes Projection |
|
| Florida |
| 9,746,961 |
| 12,938,071 |
| 16,331,739 |
| 17,376,900 |
| 18,776,400 |
|
| Percentage |
| 0.89% |
| 1.16% |
| 1.21% |
| 1.22% |
| 1.24% |
|
|
| (1999
Data) |
| In-Migration |
11,408 |
| Out-Migration |
9,254 |
|
|
| Net-Migration |
2,154 |
|
|
|
St.
Lucie
|
Florida
|
| 1998 |
$20,525
|
$26,161
|
| 1999 |
$20,965
|
$26,593
|
| 2000 |
$21,993
|
$27,764
|
|
| (2001
Data) |
| Labor
Force |
82,182
|
| Labor
Force % of County Population |
41.5%
|
| Number
in County Unemployed |
6,151
|
| Unemployment
Rate |
7.5%
|
|
|
| (2000
Data) |
St.
Lucie |
Florida |
| Total
Employment |
51,469 |
6,837,050 |
|
|
| Agriculture,
Forestry & Fishing |
10.2% |
2.3% |
| Construction |
6.2% |
5.7% |
| Finance,
Insurance & Real Estate |
4.7% |
6.4% |
| Government |
19.4% |
14.3% |
| Manufacturing |
5.5% |
7.1% |
| Mining |
0.0% |
0.1% |
| Retail
Trade |
20.8% |
20.2% |
| Services |
24.1% |
36.2% |
| Transportation
/ Public Utilities |
4.7% |
5.1% |
| Wholesale
Trade |
4.3% |
5.6% |
 |
| Average
Wages by Industry |
| (2000
Data) |
| All
Industries
| $25,933 |
| Agriculture,
Forestry & Fishing |
$18,604 |
| Construction |
$22,932 |
| Finance,
Insurance & Real Estate |
$30,650 |
| Government |
$31,918 |
| Manufacturing |
$30,020 |
| Mining |
N/A |
| Retail
Trade |
$16,466 |
| Services |
$27,483 |
| Transportation
/ Public Utilities |
$43,188 |
| Wholesale
Trade |
$28,582 |
|
| Federal
Interstates |
I-95,
Florida Turnpike |
| Federal
Highways |
US-1 |
| State
Highways |
SR-68,
SR-70, SR-605, SR-611, SR-615,
SR-707, SR-712, SR-713, SR-716,
SR-778, |
|
|
| Railroads |
CSX
Transportation, FEC |
|
|
| Nearest
Airport with Scheduled Commerical
Airline Service: |
Palm
Beach International Airport |
| #
Runways |
3 |
| Longest
Paved Runway |
10,000
ft. |
| General
Aviation Airports |
St.
Lucie County International
Airport |
|
|
| Local
Deep Water Port |
Port
of Fort Pierce |
|
|
|
|
