Palm City is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 25,883 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Palm City is in northeast Martin County and it bordered by North River Shores to the northeast, Stuart, the county seat, to the east, the South Fork of the St. Lucie River to the southeast, Florida's Turnpike to the west and Port St. Lucie in St. Lucie County to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Palm City CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 15.39%, are water. Palm City is located north of Miami. Neighborhoods Bay Pointe Canoe Creek Carmel Charter Club Cobblestone Country Club Copperleaf Canopy Creek Crane Creek Cypress Lake Danforth Evergreen Golf Club Four Rivers Fox Run Grenada Hammock Creek Estates Hammock Creek Preserve Hammock Creek Sanctuary Harbour Pointe Harbour Ridge Hidden Bay Highlands Reserve Hunters Creek Islesworth Lake Grove Lake Village, formerly The Crossings La Mariposa Lighthouse Point Martin Downs Country Club Monarch Country Club Murano Naked Lady Ranch Airport Oakbrooke Estates Oak Ridge Old Palm City Orchid Bay Palm City Farms Palm Cove Golf & Yacht Club Palm Isles Palm Pointe Parkside Pelican Cove Pine Ridge Pipers Landing River Landing Riverbend Rustic Hills Seagate Harbor Sawgrass Villas St. Lucie Shores Stratford Downs Stuart West Sunset Trace The Meadows Tiburon Westwood County Estates Whispering Sound Windstone Woodside Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 25,883 people, 9,892 households, and 6,799 families residing in the CDP. 2000 census 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 . There were 9,228 housing units at an average density of . 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