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Duval County

Florida · 864,263 residents · 763 sq mi
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Duval County is home to 864,263 people in Florida. The typical home is worth $175,900, having more than doubled since 2000. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $49,463 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 35.8
US median: 37.2
Average education
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
864,263
+11%since 2000
from 778,879 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
35.8
+5%since 2000
from 34.1 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
763 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
638K743K848K953K1.1M19902000201020202024Duval County
20241.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.9%(59,501)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.4%(55,355)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.4%(55,072)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.7%(58,187)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.6%(66,043)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3414.9%(128,855)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413.5%(116,948)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.9%(128,368)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.5%(99,765)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 746.2%(53,263)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.5%(30,136)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.5%(12,770)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$49,463
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,703 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$25,854
+25%since 2000
from $20,753 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
29.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 29.0% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
14.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.9% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.450
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.3%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services12%
US avg: 7%
Public administration9.8%
US avg: 4.9%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance6.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical6.3%
US avg: 4.2%
Retail trade6.2%
US avg: 10.9%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$175,900
+61%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $86,100 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$880
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $604 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
61.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 63.1% in 2000
38.4% rent
Vacancy rate
13.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.54 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
32.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 30.8% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.6
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic63.5%(494,747)
Black27.5%(214,473)
Hispanic / Latino4.1%(31,946)
Asian2.7%(20,871)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic56.6%(488,826)
Black28.9%(250,063)
Hispanic / Latino7.6%(65,398)
Asian4.1%(35,381)
Other2.6%(22,275)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican2.2%(18,457)
Mexican1.7%(14,706)
Cuban0.9%(7,839)
South American0.8%(6,894)
Central American0.6%(5,442)
Colombian0.4%(3,308)
Dominican0.2%(2,075)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,194)
Panamanian0.1%(1,170)
Spaniard0.1%(1,093)
Peruvian0.1%(997)
Honduran0.1%(944)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.1%(934)
Salvadoran0.1%(892)
Venezuelan0.1%(823)
Ecuadorian0.1%(621)
Chilean0%(360)
Argentine0%(352)
Paraguayan0%(186)
Bolivian0%(147)
Uruguayan0%(51)
Ancestry
German10.7%(91,478)
Irish10.6%(90,378)
English9.2%(78,307)
American6.7%(57,251)
Italian4.1%(34,699)
French2.3%(19,663)
Scottish2.1%(17,973)
Scotch-Irish2.1%(17,635)
Polish1.8%(15,291)
Subsaharan African1.7%(14,584)
West Indian1.4%(11,554)
Dutch1.2%(9,870)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.9%(7,606)
Russian0.6%(5,519)
Swedish0.6%(4,828)
Norwegian0.6%(4,798)
Haitian0.5%(4,568)
Welsh0.5%(4,429)
French Canadian0.5%(4,166)
Jamaican0.5%(3,853)
Hungarian0.4%(3,682)
British0.4%(3,659)
Greek0.3%(2,851)
Czech0.3%(2,175)
Portuguese0.2%(2,096)
Danish0.2%(1,776)
Lebanese0.2%(1,764)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,729)
Syrian0.2%(1,708)
Austrian0.2%(1,557)
Swiss0.2%(1,384)
Brazilian0.2%(1,345)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,185)
Canadian0.1%(1,143)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,080)
Croatian0.1%(974)
Finnish0.1%(962)
Slovak0.1%(913)
Romanian0.1%(877)
Nigerian0.1%(760)
Palestinian0.1%(667)
Iranian0.1%(633)
Guyanese0.1%(578)
Belgian0.1%(563)
Serbian0.1%(535)
Turkish0.1%(475)
Barbadian0%(399)
Egyptian0%(398)
Iraqi0%(377)
Slovene0%(268)
Armenian0%(203)
Australian0%(190)
Latvian0%(82)
Jordanian0%(81)
Israeli0%(62)
Bulgarian0%(58)
Kenyan0%(50)
Moroccan0%(29)
Ghanaian0%(27)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 21.9% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
87.2%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 82.7% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
8.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 6.9% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.4 min
+47%since 2000
from 16.0 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 80.4% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
1.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
7.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
10.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
32.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.1% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
9.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
13.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married39.3%(156,406)
Married47%(187,123)
Widowed2.5%(9,946)
Divorced11.2%(44,773)
Women 15+
Never married33.2%(143,851)
Married42.9%(185,628)
Widowed8.4%(36,495)
Divorced15.4%(66,853)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
11.0%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 17.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 50.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 65.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 33.5% 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)35.1%(28,250)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.2%(28,313)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.9%(19,209)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(2,153)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(359)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 80,475 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Duval County, Florida?

Duval County, Florida has about 864,263 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Duval County, Florida?

The typical household in Duval County, Florida earns about $49,463 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Duval County, Florida expensive?

In Duval County, Florida, the median home is worth about $175,900, and the typical rent is about $880 a month.

How educated are people in Duval County, Florida?

About 24.9% of adults age 25 and over in Duval County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Duval County, Florida?

About 14.2% of people in Duval County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Duval County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Duval County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 191,292 residents, a change of about 28 percent over that period.

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