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Flagler County

Florida · 140,360 residents (2025 est.) · 486 sq mi
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With 126,528 people, Flagler County is a county in Florida. At a median age of 53.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the county has more than doubled, up 76,696 people. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
126,528
+154%since 2000
from 49,832 in 2000
140,360 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
260 / sq mi
+48%since 2009
from 176 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
53.1
+5%since 2000
from 50.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
486 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
19K48K78K107K136K19902000201020202024Flagler County
2024127K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.5%(4,469)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.2%(5,367)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.1%(6,496)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.9%(6,188)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.4%(5,575)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.1%(11,510)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 449.8%(12,384)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.5%(14,546)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.1%(20,365)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7417.9%(22,612)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8410.1%(12,809)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.3%(4,207)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,363
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,214 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,065
+106%since 2000
from $21,879 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.3%
+25.8 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.469
+11%since 2010
from 0.423 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade5.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$364,900
+83%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $109,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,722
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $698 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
83.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 84.0% in 2000
17.0% rent
Vacancy rate
13.7%
−8.5 ptssince 2009
from 22.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.39 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.31 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.8%
−11.8 ptssince 2009
from 38.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 56.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.7
−1%since 2009
from 4.8 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.
Gentrification Score
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.6%(41,636)
Black8.6%(4,295)
Hispanic / Latino5.1%(2,537)
Asian1.2%(576)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic72.4%(91,650)
Black8.8%(11,173)
Hispanic / Latino11.6%(14,719)
Asian2.4%(3,035)
Other4.7%(5,951)
Diversity Score
56
+23%since 2009
from 46 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
23
−4%since 2020
from 24 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican3.4%(4,251)
Mexican2%(2,475)
South American1.6%(2,054)
Cuban1.4%(1,816)
Colombian0.9%(1,171)
Dominican0.6%(797)
Spaniard0.5%(681)
Salvadoran0.5%(600)
Peruvian0.3%(351)
Argentine0.2%(218)
Nicaraguan0.1%(175)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.1%(117)
Costa Rican0.1%(114)
Honduran0.1%(114)
Panamanian0.1%(105)
Ecuadorian0.1%(103)
Uruguayan0.1%(90)
Venezuelan0.1%(70)
Chilean0%(17)
Asian origin
Filipino0.7%(899)
Asian Indian0.5%(617)
Vietnamese0.4%(503)
Chinese0.4%(469)
Thai0.2%(258)
Cambodian0.1%(102)
Japanese0.1%(80)
Pakistani0%(29)
Korean0%(22)
Uzbek0%(22)
Nepalese0%(17)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(114)
Chamorro0%(16)
Ancestry
Irish11.6%(14,736)
German11.2%(14,231)
English10.8%(13,722)
American8.9%(11,219)
Italian8.7%(11,053)
Polish3.6%(4,537)
Scottish2.5%(3,220)
Portuguese2.3%(2,917)
French2.1%(2,602)
West Indian1.4%(1,716)
Russian1.2%(1,495)
Dutch1%(1,274)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Ukrainian0.8%(1,039)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(1,034)
Haitian0.8%(978)
Norwegian0.6%(816)
Swedish0.6%(809)
Greek0.6%(712)
British0.5%(675)
Welsh0.5%(620)
Hungarian0.4%(569)
Lithuanian0.3%(429)
Canadian0.3%(408)
Guyanese0.3%(363)
Arab0.3%(362)
Danish0.2%(302)
Jamaican0.2%(297)
Swiss0.2%(275)
Slovak0.2%(274)
Czech0.2%(261)
Belgian0.2%(216)
Austrian0.1%(182)
Brazilian0.1%(160)
Syrian0.1%(136)
Finnish0.1%(109)
Latvian0.1%(97)
Armenian0.1%(84)
Bulgarian0.1%(71)
Australian0.1%(65)
Lebanese0%(55)
Croatian0%(55)
Iranian0%(55)
Kenyan0%(34)
Israeli0%(33)
Nigerian0%(32)
Romanian0%(26)
Jordanian0%(21)
Egyptian0%(13)
Slovene0%(13)
Turkish0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.3%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 21.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.4%
+7.5 ptssince 2000
from 85.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.9%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.4 min
+52%since 2000
from 18.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.2%
−13.5 ptssince 2009
from 80.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.4%
+12.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−6.0 ptssince 2011
from 10.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
49.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 50.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
67.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 67.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.9%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
12.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
10.5%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 16.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.4%
+1.7 ptssince 2012
from 14.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.5%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 17.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.9%
+10.2 ptssince 2017
from 78.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 91.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 87.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 85.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 6.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married24.8%(13,070)
Married60.6%(31,969)
Widowed4.3%(2,247)
Divorced10.4%(5,482)
Women 15+
Never married20.1%(11,519)
Married54.9%(31,531)
Widowed11.4%(6,541)
Divorced13.6%(7,837)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.5%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 17.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
46.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 46.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
33.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 34.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 4.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 62.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 43.7% 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)21%(2,343)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(2,766)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.2%(4,704)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(438)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(199)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,137 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 Flagler County, Florida?

Flagler County, Florida has about 126,528 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Flagler County, Florida earns about $77,363 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Flagler County, Florida expensive?

In Flagler County, Florida, the median home is worth about $364,900, and the typical rent is about $1,722 a month.

How educated are people in Flagler County, Florida?

About 31.3% of adults age 25 and over in Flagler County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Flagler County, Florida?

About 10.3% of people in Flagler County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Flagler County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Flagler County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 97,827 residents, a change of about 341 percent over that period.

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