was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.72. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,362, and the median income for a family was $69,688 (these figures had risen to $67,546 and $84,000 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $48,852 versus $33,699 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $35,213. About 2.6% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over. Government Palm City is an unincorporated town located in Martin County, governed by the Board of County Commissioners. Martin County is divided into 5 districts. Palm City is represented by Ed Ciampi as part of District 5. All governmental functions are carried out by the county offices. Police protection is provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office provides coverage for most of Martin county from their headquarters in Stuart. Fire and EMS services are provided by Station 21 of the Martin County Fire Rescue (Engine 21, Rescue 21, Brush 21, Tanker 21). Education Middle schools Hidden Oaks Middle School Elementary schools Bessey Creek Elementary School Citrus Grove Elementary School Palm City Elementary School Private schools Alphabet Farms (Private Preschool) Appletree Academy (Private Preschool) High Hopes (Private Preschool) Immanuel Early Learning Center (Private Preschool) Little Peoples Academy (Private Preschool) Martin Downs Montessori School (Private Preschool/Kindergarten) Peace Christian Academy (Private K-12) The Learning Cover (Private Preschool) United Methodist (Private Preschool) Libraries Peter and Julie Cummings Library - Palm City branch of the Martin County Library System Infrastructure Transportation Florida's Turnpike I-95 Notable people Dickey Betts, founding member of The Allman Brothers Band Dan Bongino, Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Maryland in 2012 and for Maryland's 6th congressional district in 2014 Edgar Cortright, former director of the NASA Langley Research Center and chairman of the Apollo 13 Review Board Ken