CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Green Cove Springs

Florida · 4,497 residents · 8.41 sq mi

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Green Cove Springs is a city of 4,497 people in Florida. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $45,900. That trails the Florida median by roughly 22%. Median household income is $21,524, under the $30,130 national median. There are 881 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,497

−16%vs 2000

vs 5,378 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−15%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.41 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(337)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(388)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(261)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(349)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(258)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(735)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(526)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(476)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(432)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(366)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(267)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(102)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,524

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,487 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,194

−31%vs 2000

vs $17,673 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.7%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,900

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.3%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

37.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.4%(3,681)

Black24.2%(1,301)

Hispanic / Latino5.1%(273)

Asian0.5%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71%(3,194)

Black26.7%(1,200)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(117)

Asian0.4%(19)

Other1.9%(84)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(357)

Central American2.3%(228)

Guatemalan2.3%(228)

Puerto Rican1.8%(181)

South American0.7%(74)

Peruvian0.5%(55)

Cuban0.3%(27)

Spaniard0.2%(21)

Ecuadorian0.2%(19)

Dominican0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(19)

Filipino0.2%(18)

Vietnamese0.1%(15)

Korean0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(15)

Ancestry

English17.3%(1,737)

German11.9%(1,195)

Irish10.4%(1,049)

Italian6%(600)

American4.3%(435)

Subsaharan African2.6%(265)

Guyanese2.3%(235)

Scottish2.2%(220)

French2.2%(217)

Polish1.4%(143)

Swedish1.1%(113)

Hungarian0.9%(88)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

British0.8%(78)

Dutch0.8%(76)

Russian0.7%(71)

Arab0.6%(65)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(65)

West Indian0.6%(59)

Norwegian0.5%(55)

Latvian0.4%(44)

Ghanaian0.4%(44)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(41)

Lithuanian0.4%(39)

Syrian0.4%(38)

Lebanese0.3%(27)

Croatian0.2%(25)

Austrian0.2%(21)

Canadian0.2%(17)

Turkish0.2%(16)

Greek0.1%(11)

Welsh0.1%(11)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Danish0.1%(8)

Nigerian0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

Haitian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.6%

−17.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 19.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.7%(1,668)

Married45.6%(1,867)

Widowed2.1%(84)

Divorced11.6%(477)

Women 15+

Never married29.9%(1,215)

Married47.4%(1,930)

Widowed9.5%(386)

Divorced13.2%(538)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−12.9 ptssince 2013

from 21.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.5%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.0%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.2%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 63.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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