Palm Coast is a city of 98,258 people in Florida. At a median age of 50.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the city has roughly tripled, up 65,526 people. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 1,027 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,350, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Palm Coast
What changed most since 1990
Population14,283 → 98,258(+588%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age53.5 → 50.4(−3.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate6.0% → 10.6%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)21.4%(1,815)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(1,900)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.3%(3,328)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(345)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(189)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8,465 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
Palm Coast, decade by decade
Palm Coast 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
14,283
$74,102
$238,807
19.7%
29.4
2000
32,732
$75,726
$201,293
19.5%
42.9
2010
75,180
$69,112
$307,566
20.8%
55.4
2020
89,258
$70,143
$274,042
23.2%
61.0
2024
98,258
$77,350
$350,800
29.7%
62.3
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.
