Demographics of Stuart city, Florida

Stuart city, Florida had 19,451 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,962 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Stuart city, in four figures

19,451
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,520 ±36.; +11.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,962 people.; 48.6 ±5.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,225 ±$7,710
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Stuart city, Florida's population grew 11.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Stuart city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Stuart city, Florida's population grew 11.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Stuart city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,489	100.0	100.0
2021	17,655	100.9	100.2
2022	18,245	104.3	100.7
2023	19,459	111.3	101.6
2024	19,474	111.3	102.5
2025	19,451	111.2	103.1

Population of Stuart city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,489	—
2021	17,655	+166
2022	18,245	+590
2023	19,459	+1,214
2024	19,474	+15
2025	19,451	−23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.6 ±5.0: for men 45.3 ±3.6 and for women 51.5 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Stuart city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	797 ±277	4.3% ±1.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,420 ±456	13.1% ±2.5	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	907 ±293	4.9% ±1.6	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,208 ±615	22.7% ±3.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,807 ±619	26.0% ±3.3	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,381 ±567	29.1% ±3.1	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,225 ±$7,710, and income per person $38,710 ±$3,642, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Stuart city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,352 ±345	16.8% ±4.2	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,216 ±424	27.5% ±5.0	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	955 ±260	11.8% ±3.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,044 ±280	13.0% ±3.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,422 ±387	17.6% ±4.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	466 ±205	5.8% ±2.5	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	605 ±168	7.5% ±2.0	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Stuart city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	3,096 ±726	17.3% ±4.0	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	804 ±260	26.0% ±7.1	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,369 ±477	16.6% ±5.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	923 ±252	14.0% ±3.5	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Stuart city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Stuart city	Florida	United States
Housing units	10,577 ±593	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.2% ±2.0	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.8% ±4.1	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.9% ±3.9	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.1% ±5.7	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$329,400 ±$33,014	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,586 ±$99	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±3	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Stuart city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,953 ±831	21.3% ±4.5	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,581 ±807	62.5% ±4.4	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,219 ±711	12.0% ±3.8	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	45 to 359	0.2% to 1.9%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 142	0% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	497 ±200	2.7% ±1.1	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Stuart city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	6,209 ±728	33.5% ±3.9	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,122 ±687	49.3% ±3.7	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	697 ±312	3.8% ±1.7	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,492 ±576	13.5% ±3.1	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,335 ±321	7.2% ±1.7	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,157 ±463	6.2% ±2.5	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Stuart city among the places of Florida

223rd of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Stuart city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Panama City Beach city	18,971 ±37
Bradfordville CDP	18,953 ±1,181
Trinity CDP	18,907 ±2,194
Gibsonton CDP	18,754 ±1,859
Auburndale city	18,530 ±85
Stuart city	18,520 ±36
Pinecrest village	18,462 ±67
Bayshore Gardens CDP	18,131 ±1,867
Pinewood CDP	18,114 ±2,138
Viera West CDP	17,984 ±1,346
Wildwood city	17,608 ±26

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026