Fort Pierce North vs Hutchinson Island South

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Pierce North and Hutchinson Island South: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Pierce North and Hutchinson Island South are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Pierce North has the higher population (7,023 vs 4,350 in Hutchinson Island South). Hutchinson Island South has the higher median household income ($61,422 vs $36,707 in Fort Pierce North). Hutchinson Island South has the higher median home value ($362,100 vs $151,500 in Fort Pierce North).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Pierce North	Hutchinson Island South
Population	7,023	4,350
Median age	39.8 yrs	72.0 yrs
Median household income	$36,707	$61,422
Median home value	$151,500	$362,100
Median gross rent	$893	$1,818
Housing units	3,062	6,690
Homeownership rate	55.6%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	42.3%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Pierce North	Hutchinson Island South
Population	6,926 → 7,023 (+1.4%)	5,204 → 4,350 (-16.4%)
Median household income	$28,712 → $36,707 (+27.8%)	$52,026 → $61,422 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $151,500 (+73.5%)	$269,200 → $362,100 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $893 (+10.1%)	$1,262 → $1,818 (+44.1%)

Fort Pierce North

Population

6,9267,023

Median household income

$28,712$36,707

Median home value

$87,300$151,500

Median gross rent

$811$893

Hutchinson Island South

Population

5,2044,350

Median household income

$52,026$61,422

Median home value

$269,200$362,100

Median gross rent

$1,262$1,818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Pierce North	Hutchinson Island South
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	1.6%
18 to 24	10.8%	1.2%
25 to 34	8.2%	1.8%
35 to 44	15.7%	3.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	6.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	34.7%
75 and over	7.8%	37.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Pierce North	Hutchinson Island South
White (non-Hispanic)	8.7%	93.7%
Black or African American	56.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30.5%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Pierce North	Hutchinson Island South
No high school diploma	30.7%	5.3%
High school graduate	29.3%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Pierce North	Hutchinson Island South
Drove alone	82.7%	74.2%
Carpooled	5.1%	0.0%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	20.9%
Other means	4.9%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Pierce North	Hutchinson Island South
1-unit, detached	71.8%	15.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	53.8%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Fort Pierce North	Hutchinson Island South
Poverty rate	22.1%	7.9%
Average household size	2.76	1.64
Mean commute (minutes)	19	33
Median year structure built	1974	1987