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St. Johns County

Florida · 346,328 residents (2025 est.) · 601 sq mi
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St. Johns County is a county of 306,934 people in Florida. Since 2000 the county has more than doubled, up 183,799 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. That is roughly 47% ahead of the Florida median. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
306,934
+149%since 2000
from 123,135 in 2000
346,328 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
511 / sq mi
+75%since 2009
from 291 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
44.2
+9%since 2000
from 40.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
601 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
62K128K195K262K329K19902000201020202024St. Johns County
2024307K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.5%(13,874)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(18,126)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(21,397)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(19,468)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.5%(13,916)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349%(27,727)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(42,469)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.9%(42,527)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(42,813)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.5%(38,218)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.6%(20,389)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(6,010)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$109,839
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,099 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$57,346
+100%since 2000
from $28,674 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
65.7%
+23.3 ptssince 2009
from 42.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.456
−5%since 2010
from 0.482 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services12.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Information10.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration9.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$489,200
+91%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $140,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,922
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $724 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
82.2%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 76.4% in 2000
17.8% rent
Vacancy rate
13.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 18.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.62 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.57 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.3%
−10.0 ptssince 2009
from 32.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
56.0%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.5
−6%since 2009
from 4.7 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
78
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%(109,622)
Black6.2%(7,688)
Hispanic / Latino2.6%(3,244)
Asian0.9%(1,162)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic77.4%(237,648)
Black4.9%(14,918)
Hispanic / Latino9.1%(27,846)
Asian3.7%(11,455)
Other4.9%(15,067)
Diversity Score
48
+53%since 2009
from 32 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
22
−18%since 2020
from 27 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 Rican2.4%(7,473)
South American1.7%(5,350)
Cuban1.3%(4,041)
Mexican1.1%(3,501)
Colombian1%(3,079)
Central American0.7%(2,278)
Spaniard0.5%(1,654)
Dominican0.4%(1,097)
Venezuelan0.3%(876)
Peruvian0.2%(685)
Nicaraguan0.2%(589)
Honduran0.2%(505)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(367)
Costa Rican0.1%(327)
Ecuadorian0.1%(321)
Guatemalan0.1%(279)
Salvadoran0.1%(211)
Argentine0.1%(203)
Bolivian0%(67)
Uruguayan0%(63)
Chilean0%(56)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.5%(4,546)
Chinese0.6%(1,986)
Filipino0.5%(1,403)
Vietnamese0.3%(991)
Korean0.2%(507)
Pakistani0.1%(356)
Japanese0.1%(218)
Taiwanese0.1%(180)
Cambodian0%(153)
Thai0%(82)
Malaysian0%(76)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(159)
Chamorro0%(118)
Guamanian0%(98)
Tongan0%(16)
Ancestry
English15.2%(46,625)
Irish13.6%(41,710)
German13.2%(40,553)
Italian7.8%(23,815)
American6.9%(21,191)
Polish3%(9,087)
French2.6%(8,071)
Scottish2.3%(7,053)
Norwegian1.3%(4,126)
Russian1.1%(3,227)
Dutch0.9%(2,860)
Swedish0.9%(2,817)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
British0.9%(2,748)
Welsh0.8%(2,399)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(2,397)
Hungarian0.7%(2,126)
West Indian0.6%(1,863)
Arab0.6%(1,855)
French Canadian0.6%(1,791)
Greek0.6%(1,784)
Brazilian0.6%(1,768)
Portuguese0.5%(1,389)
Ukrainian0.4%(1,354)
Czech0.4%(1,353)
Danish0.4%(1,092)
Lebanese0.3%(928)
Jamaican0.3%(903)
Canadian0.3%(889)
Lithuanian0.3%(889)
Austrian0.3%(834)
Haitian0.2%(663)
Romanian0.2%(633)
Swiss0.2%(615)
Finnish0.2%(544)
Belgian0.2%(514)
Slovak0.1%(447)
Croatian0.1%(430)
Syrian0.1%(367)
Nigerian0.1%(299)
Guyanese0.1%(185)
Turkish0.1%(171)
Australian0.1%(166)
Armenian0%(145)
Serbian0%(123)
Egyptian0%(119)
Slovene0%(116)
Moroccan0%(107)
Iranian0%(96)
Bulgarian0%(93)
Latvian0%(58)
Jordanian0%(49)
Israeli0%(32)
Barbadian0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
50.9%
+17.8 ptssince 2000
from 33.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.8%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 87.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.3%
+8.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.9 min
+51%since 2000
from 17.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
63.8%
−17.2 ptssince 2009
from 81.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
26.7%
+21.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.3%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.6%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 63.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 69.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
52.9%
+12.8 ptssince 2009
from 40.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
9.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.8%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2012
from 10.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.3%
−6.8 ptssince 2013
from 12.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.4%
+10.2 ptssince 2017
from 85.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 95.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 84.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.6%
−3.2 ptssince 2016
from 91.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 4.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married24.8%(30,585)
Married63.5%(78,246)
Widowed2.3%(2,834)
Divorced9.4%(11,519)
Women 15+
Never married21.9%(28,519)
Married58%(75,599)
Widowed8.4%(10,963)
Divorced11.7%(15,272)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.3%
−6.8 ptssince 2013
from 12.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 58.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 21.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
8.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 9.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.4%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 77.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
29.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 29.5% 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)29.1%(6,844)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.7%(8,883)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31%(7,292)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(664)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(316)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 23,534 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 St. Johns County, Florida?

St. Johns County, Florida has about 306,934 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in St. Johns County, Florida?

The typical household in St. Johns County, Florida earns about $109,839 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is St. Johns County, Florida expensive?

In St. Johns County, Florida, the median home is worth about $489,200, and the typical rent is about $1,922 a month.

How educated are people in St. Johns County, Florida?

About 50.9% of adults age 25 and over in St. Johns County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in St. Johns County, Florida?

About 6.5% of people in St. Johns County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has St. Johns County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, St. Johns County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 223,105 residents, a change of about 266 percent over that period.

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