Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is also known as the Sunrise City, sister to San Francisco, California, the Sunset City. As of 2012, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 42,645. In 2000, Fort Pierce was rated the highest in the United States for having the worst crime rate based on city size and population. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Uniform Crime Report (UCR),
Fort Pierce was awarded the 2005 City of Excellence Award by the Florida League of Cities for overall excellence in city government and in 2011, Main Street Fort Pierce, Inc. received the Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in downtown.
Median household income: $30,869