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Nassau County

Florida · 106,879 residents (2025 est.) · 649 sq mi
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With 97,859 people, Nassau County is a county in Florida. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 40,196 people. At a median age of 46.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US counties rank higher on income. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. 4% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,804, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 114%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Nassau County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population43,941 → 97,859 (+123%)US over the same years: +35%
  • White share88.3% → 83.4% (−4.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median age33.4 → 46.5 (+13.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years

Among the 67 counties in Florida

  • 4th in household income$89,804
  • 14th in share with a bachelor's degree35.6%
  • 14th in home value$382,800
  • 63rd in diversity score37.0
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
97,859
+70%since 2000
from 57,663 in 2000
106,879 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
151 / sq mi
+70%since 2000
from 89 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
46.5
+21%since 2000
from 38.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
649 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
39K55K71K87K103K19902000201020202024Nassau County
202498K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(4,491)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(5,596)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(5,465)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.1%(4,989)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.5%(4,427)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(10,870)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.9%(11,627)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(11,940)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.4%(15,059)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.5%(14,170)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.6%(7,481)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(1,744)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$89,804
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,022 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,685
+109%since 2000
from $22,836 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.4%
+22.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.446
+4%since 2010
from 0.429 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance8.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade7.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services6.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$382,800
+114%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $98,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,526
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $553 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
82.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 80.6% in 2000
17.3% rent
Vacancy rate
12.8%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 20.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.47 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.57 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.3%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 24.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.9%
+14.5 ptssince 2009
from 34.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.3
+21%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
1990 – 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
70
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89%(51,323)
Black7.7%(4,436)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(873)
Asian0.4%(251)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic83.4%(81,628)
Black5.5%(5,372)
Hispanic / Latino5.7%(5,570)
Asian1.3%(1,294)
Other4.1%(3,995)
Diversity Score
37
+25%since 2009
from 30 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
−4%since 2020
from 28 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
Mexican1.6%(1,527)
Puerto Rican1.3%(1,268)
Cuban0.7%(681)
Colombian0.3%(298)
Panamanian0.2%(182)
Venezuelan0.2%(178)
Guatemalan0.2%(149)
Costa Rican0.1%(141)
Argentine0.1%(130)
Dominican0.1%(111)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(104)
Peruvian0.1%(101)
Honduran0.1%(90)
Uruguayan0.1%(72)
Chilean0%(17)
Asian origin
Chinese0.6%(612)
Vietnamese0.2%(204)
Filipino0.2%(202)
Asian Indian0.1%(133)
Japanese0%(47)
Korean0%(37)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(42)
Chamorro0%(16)
Ancestry
American17.2%(16,827)
English15%(14,698)
German12.4%(12,106)
Irish11.2%(10,989)
Italian4.5%(4,436)
Scottish2.8%(2,740)
French2.4%(2,372)
Polish1.7%(1,626)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(1,063)
Dutch0.9%(886)
Swedish0.7%(706)
Hungarian0.7%(705)
+ 38 more ancestry groups with data
British0.5%(500)
Welsh0.5%(500)
Greek0.5%(462)
West Indian0.5%(446)
Swiss0.4%(438)
Norwegian0.4%(437)
Russian0.4%(393)
Portuguese0.4%(383)
Arab0.3%(262)
Jamaican0.3%(262)
Slovak0.2%(216)
Lithuanian0.2%(215)
Czech0.2%(195)
Canadian0.2%(161)
Austrian0.2%(151)
Lebanese0.1%(143)
Finnish0.1%(115)
Ukrainian0.1%(104)
Syrian0.1%(96)
Danish0.1%(93)
Haitian0.1%(93)
Iranian0.1%(75)
Belgian0.1%(67)
Brazilian0%(48)
Nigerian0%(44)
Bulgarian0%(39)
Slovene0%(37)
Barbadian0%(34)
Romanian0%(31)
Croatian0%(24)
Egyptian0%(23)
Latvian0%(12)
Serbian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.6%
+16.7 ptssince 2000
from 18.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.9%
+11.8 ptssince 2000
from 81.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.4%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 6.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.1 min
+46%since 2000
from 20.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.5%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 83.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.5%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.7%
+10.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−4.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 60.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.5%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 67.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.1%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.6%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 27.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
50.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
3.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.0%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 16.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 14.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.2%
−9.4 ptssince 2013
from 16.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.6%
+13.8 ptssince 2017
from 80.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 96.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 86.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.4%
−1.6 ptssince 2016
from 96.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 2.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married24.9%(10,067)
Married61.9%(25,043)
Widowed4%(1,610)
Divorced9.3%(3,757)
Women 15+
Never married19%(7,960)
Married57.9%(24,218)
Widowed10.2%(4,250)
Divorced12.9%(5,402)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.2%
−9.4 ptssince 2013
from 16.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 48.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
25.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 24.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 67.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 38.1% 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)30.2%(2,611)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.2%(2,784)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.3%(2,966)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(202)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(24)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,635 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

Nassau County, decade by decade

Nassau County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199043,941$72,561$177,36512.5%26.1
200057,663$83,836$178,52218.9%25.2
201073,314$84,461$307,27921.9%27.9
202090,352$88,476$295,37430.5%36.2
202497,859$89,804$382,80035.6%37.0

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Nassau County, Florida?

Nassau County, Florida has about 97,859 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Nassau County, Florida earns about $89,804 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Nassau County, Florida expensive?

In Nassau County, Florida, the median home is worth about $382,800, and the typical rent is about $1,526 a month.

How educated are people in Nassau County, Florida?

About 35.6% of adults age 25 and over in Nassau County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Nassau County, Florida?

About 9.7% of people in Nassau County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Nassau County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Nassau County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 53,918 residents, a change of about 123 percent over that period.

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