Fort Pierce South vs Hutchinson Island South

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

Fort Pierce South 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 South has the higher population (4,686 vs 4,350 in Hutchinson Island South). Hutchinson Island South has the higher median household income ($61,422 vs $42,222 in Fort Pierce South). Hutchinson Island South has the higher median home value ($362,100 vs $211,100 in Fort Pierce South).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Pierce South	Hutchinson Island South
Population	4,686	4,350
Median age	40.2 yrs	72.0 yrs
Median household income	$42,222	$61,422
Median home value	$211,100	$362,100
Median gross rent	$1,059	$1,818
Housing units	2,317	6,690
Homeownership rate	65.0%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	42.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Pierce South	Hutchinson Island South
Population	4,235 → 4,686 (+10.6%)	5,204 → 4,350 (-16.4%)
Median household income	$35,455 → $42,222 (+19.1%)	$52,026 → $61,422 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $211,100 (+53.5%)	$269,200 → $362,100 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$973 → $1,059 (+8.8%)	$1,262 → $1,818 (+44.1%)

Fort Pierce South

Population

4,2354,686

Median household income

$35,455$42,222

Median home value

$137,500$211,100

Median gross rent

$973$1,059

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 South	Hutchinson Island South
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	1.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	1.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	1.8%
35 to 44	16.1%	3.5%
45 to 54	15.6%	6.0%
55 to 64	7.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	34.7%
75 and over	9.2%	37.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Pierce South	Hutchinson Island South
White (non-Hispanic)	49.0%	93.7%
Black or African American	16.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	2.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	31.4%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Pierce South	Hutchinson Island South
No high school diploma	21.9%	5.3%
High school graduate	31.5%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Pierce South	Hutchinson Island South
Drove alone	80.6%	74.2%
Carpooled	6.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	20.9%
Other means	4.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Pierce South	Hutchinson Island South
1-unit, detached	59.4%	15.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	4.2%	53.8%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Fort Pierce South	Hutchinson Island South
Poverty rate	19.6%	7.9%
Average household size	2.23	1.64
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1969	1987