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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Fort Pierce

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 326 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 31, 2026
Education & commute · Fort Pierce St. Lucie County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 18.7% −0.1 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 326 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +4.8 pp
vs St. Lucie County −8.0 pp St. Lucie County: 26.7% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Pierce · St. Lucie County · Florida · United States
+4.8 pp since 2014
Fort Pierce St. Lucie County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
Fort Pierce
18.7%
St. Lucie County
26.7%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Fort Pierce · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 18.7% · 2024
First value 13.9% · 2013
Highest 20.1% · 2022
Lowest 13.9% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort PierceChange St. Lucie CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 18.7% −0.1 pp 26.7% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 18.8% −1.3 pp 25.4% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 20.1% +2.6 pp 25.0% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 17.6% +2.0 pp 24.2% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 15.6% −0.5 pp 22.5% 30.5% —
2019estimate 16.1% +1.1 pp 21.6% 29.9% —
2018estimate 15.0% +0.3 pp 20.3% 29.2% —
2017estimate 14.7% +0.6 pp 19.6% 28.5% —
2016estimate 14.1% −0.0 pp 19.8% 27.9% —
2015estimate 14.1% +0.2 pp 19.9% 27.3% —
2014estimate 13.9% +0.0 pp 19.0% 26.8% —
2013estimate 13.9% 19.5% 26.4% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
1 Navarre Beach 72.4%
2 Key Biscayne 72.0%
3 Wabasso Beach 69.9%
4 Sea Ranch Lakes 69.8%
5 Indian River Shores 68.4%
6 South Beach 66.9%
7 Golden Beach 66.2%
8 Pinecrest 64.7%
9 Sanibel 63.4%
10 Jupiter Island 62.1%
11 Longboat Key 62.1%
12 Sewall's Point 62.0%
13 Nocatee 61.8%
14 Coral Gables 60.4%
15 Parkland 59.7%
16 Palm Beach 59.4%
17 Sawgrass 59.3%
18 Weston 59.1%
19 Surfside 59.0%
20 St Augustine Beach 58.7%
21 Highland Beach 58.4%
22 Westchase 58.0%
23 Ocean Ridge 57.1%
24 Hillsboro Beach 56.9%
25 Tierra Verde 55.5%
…
310 Bayshore Gardens 14.3%
311 Callahan 14.2%
312 Spring Hill 14.2%
313 Fort Pierce 14.1%
314 North Lauderdale 14.1%
315 Miami Gardens 14.0%
316 New Port Richey 14.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

What it means

The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.