With 5,877 people, Starke is a city in Florida. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 28.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. People stay put here: 76% were in the same home a year ago. Households here earn about 30% less than in Florida as a whole. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $214,300.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,258, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Starke
What changed most since 1990
White share71.2% → 65.8%(−5.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$100,323 → $214,300(+114%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants63.4% → 56.3%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Bradford County
Starke's population equals 21% of Bradford County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 36% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 32% 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)34.7%(116)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)55.4%(185)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.1%(114)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 334 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
Starke, decade by decade
Starke 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
5,226
$48,220
$100,323
10.6%
52.2
2000
5,593
$49,223
$105,838
11.4%
60.1
2010
5,449
$42,393
$151,050
12.6%
63.9
2020
5,796
$45,739
$117,689
8.9%
70.3
2024
5,877
$52,258
$214,300
18.2%
63.4
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.
