Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995St. Lucie County index 1975–2025
St. Lucie County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is St. Lucie County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Fort Pierce, Florida (St. Lucie County), authorised 123 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, −76.2% on the previous 12 months.
64 of those units were single-family houses (52%), 35 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 24 in buildings of five or more units. That is 2.4 units per 1,000 residents, well below the county's 8.2 and well below the state's 6.7.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 6,581 units, with the busiest year 2004 (676 units). St. Lucie County's FHFA house price index rose +152.4% over the ten years to 2025.
123units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−76.2% on the previous 12 months
64single-family units52% of the total
24units in 5+ unit buildings20% of the total
2.4units per 1,000 residentsSt. Lucie County 8.2 · Florida 6.7
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Fort Pierce by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Fort Pierce
St. Lucie County
Florida
United States
All housing units
123
3,316
158,370
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
64 (52%)
3,210 (97%)
108,676 (69%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
32
40
2,208
34,814
3–4 units
3
42
938
17,298
5 or more units
24 (20%)
24 (1%)
46,548 (29%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
2.4
8.2
6.7
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−76.2%
−27.4%
−7.4%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Fort Pierce by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
6,581 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2004. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in St. Lucie County
FHFA's index for St. Lucie County rose +152.4% over the ten years to 2025 (+9.7% a year) and −0.4% in the latest year, against +126.8% and −0.5% for Florida. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Fort Pierce, FL?
123 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 517 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Fort Pierce?
64 single-family units, 32 in two-unit buildings, 3 in three- and four-unit buildings and 24 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Fort Pierce compare with its county and state?
2.4 units per 1,000 residents in Fort Pierce, 8.2 in St. Lucie County and 6.7 in Florida.
How have home prices moved in St. Lucie County?
FHFA's index for St. Lucie County rose +152.4% over the ten years to 2025 and −0.4% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 255000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.