Palm City, Florida | |
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CDP | |
Location in Martin County and the state of Florida |
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Coordinates: 27°10′16″N 80°16′43″W / 27.17111°N 80.27861°WCoordinates: 27°10′16″N 80°16′43″W / 27.17111°N 80.27861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Martin |
Area | |
• Total | 16.5 sq mi (42.9 km2) |
• Land | 14.6 sq mi (37.9 km2) |
• Water | 1.9 sq mi (5 km2) |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 23,120 |
• Density | 1,218/sq mi (468.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 34990-34991 |
Area code(s) | 772 |
FIPS code | 12-54175 |
GNIS feature ID | 0288396 |
Palm City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 23,120 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km2), of which 14.6 square miles (38 km2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) (11.76%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,097 people, 8,458 households, and 6,301 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,373.4 people per square mile (530.4/km²). There were 9,228 housing units at an average density of 630.6/sq mi (243.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.56% White, 1.08% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.
There were 8,458 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.72.