Green Cove Springs is a city of 10,044 people in Florida. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 4,666 people. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. There are 1,194 people per square mile. Median household income is $75,142, close to the national figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,142, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 169%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Green Cove Springs
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$110,163 → $371,000(+237%)US over the same years: +67%
Population4,497 → 10,044(+123%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share26.4% → 13.9%(−12.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Green Cove Springs's population equals 4.4% of Clay County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.2%(448)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40.8%(455)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32%(357)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(57)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,114 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Green Cove Springs, decade by decade
Green Cove Springs population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,497
$51,659
$110,163
8.8%
56.6
2000
5,378
$61,002
$138,081
16.7%
58.8
2010
6,908
$67,797
$262,108
17.2%
56.5
2020
9,786
$65,849
$217,803
24.9%
60.0
2024
10,044
$75,142
$371,000
27.3%
62.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
