Palm Valley is a city of 19,796 people in Florida. This is an unusually credentialed place: 71% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 51.2, about 12 years above the US median. That is roughly 56% ahead of the Florida median. The typical home is worth $690,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $116,625, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
71% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Palm Valley
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants61.0% → 81.4%(+20.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age34.2 → 51.2(+17.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$273,368 → $690,800(+153%)US over the same years: +67%
Palm Valley's population equals 6.4% of St. Johns County's. Its number of veterans equals 3.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 4.1% 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)20.8%(187)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.4%(283)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.9%(377)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.8%(70)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 900 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 Valley, decade by decade
Palm Valley 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
10,090
$102,101
$273,368
43.0%
6.4
2000
19,860
$124,237
$445,212
53.8%
15.3
2010
20,019
$118,153
$670,086
56.1%
19.4
2020
21,827
$131,603
$596,566
64.7%
31.6
2024
19,796
$116,625
$690,800
71.0%
28.6
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.
