Housing market/Florida/ZIP 34986
ZIP 34986 Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Port St. Lucie, FL MSA · Florida. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 34986 · FL
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 34986 — Port Saint Lucie, FL HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 34986
- 1-unit detached11,06875.8%
- 1-unit attached8495.8%
- 2–4 units9036.2%
- 5–49 units1,59710.9%
- 50+ units1240.8%
- Mobile590.4%
2–4 unit share 6.2% · 5–49 unit share 10.9% · combined 2–49 17.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,600 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,449.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 41.2%; ≥50% 11.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,210 (1.381× ACS median gross rent).
Population
29,713 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +12.9%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 2 projects, 548 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 442 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 34986 14.3% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 15.1%; ACS median gross rent is $1,600; population increased +12.9% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 903 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,597 units in 5–49-unit structures; 2 LIHTC projects totaling 548 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,210 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,600. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Florida research
ZIP 34986 is a Census / HUD profile for Port St. Lucie, FL. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 34986 — Port Saint Lucie, FL HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Florida ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Florida research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 34986?
ZIP 34986 (Port St. Lucie, FL MSA) has 29,713 residents, 12,393 households, a renter share of 14.3%, median household income of $85,842, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,600. Vacancy is 15.1%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 34986?
ACS counts 292 units in 2-unit buildings, 611 in 3–4 unit buildings, 546 in 5–9, 815 in 10–19, and 236 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 2,500 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 34986?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,210. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 34986 — Port Saint Lucie, FL HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Florida ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 34986 is Census / HUD research for Port St. Lucie, FL MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Florida property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.