CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Neptune Beach

Florida · 7,270 residents · 2.34 sq mi

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Neptune Beach is home to 7,270 people in Florida. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 24% nationally. Households here earn about 38% more than in Florida as a whole. At a median age of 39.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.5%, under the national 12.4%. Households take in $53,576 a year at the median, 26% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 35.2

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,270

+7%since 1990

from 6,816 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

+10%since 1990

from 36.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.3%(311)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.3%(385)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(429)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.2%(453)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246%(435)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415.2%(1,105)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418.1%(1,314)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5417.5%(1,272)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.4%(684)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.7%(486)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.4%(322)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1%(74)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$53,576

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $33,340 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$30,525

+62%since 1990

from $18,893 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

2.5%

−5.1 ptssince 1990

from 7.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$151,000

+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $96,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$751

+17%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $487 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

63.0%

+5.0 ptssince 1990

from 58.1% in 1990

37.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(6,617)

Black1.6%(112)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(78)

Asian0.8%(57)

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(6,878)

Black0.7%(53)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(152)

Asian1%(75)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(141)

Puerto Rican1.8%(129)

South American1.3%(90)

Colombian0.8%(59)

Dominican0.5%(38)

Spaniard0.5%(38)

Argentine0.4%(31)

Central American0.3%(24)

Salvadoran0.3%(18)

Cuban0.2%(12)

Honduran0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(30)

Pakistani0%(2)

Ancestry

English23.6%(1,694)

Irish16.7%(1,197)

German13.6%(978)

American10.5%(750)

Italian8.5%(609)

Scottish4.5%(324)

French3%(214)

Polish2.1%(150)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(105)

Dutch1.3%(95)

Welsh1.2%(88)

Hungarian1.1%(80)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1%(72)

Arab0.9%(64)

Moroccan0.6%(44)

Greek0.6%(44)

British0.6%(42)

Norwegian0.5%(39)

Brazilian0.4%(32)

Croatian0.3%(25)

Canadian0.3%(23)

Russian0.3%(22)

Danish0.3%(18)

Portuguese0.2%(13)

Romanian0.2%(13)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

Slovene0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.3%

+5.2 ptssince 1990

from 35.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

93.4%

Unchangedsince 1990

from 93.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

13.3%

−0.4 ptssince 1990

from 13.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

−13%since 1990

from 22.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married29.9%(928)

Married51.6%(1,605)

Widowed2.1%(64)

Divorced16.4%(511)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(596)

Married51.7%(1,593)

Widowed10.5%(323)

Divorced18.4%(567)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.7%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

3.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 83.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.9%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% 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)40.5%(163)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45%(181)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42%(169)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 402 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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