Alva vs St. James City

A side-by-side comparison of Alva and St. James City: population, income, housing, and more.

Alva and St. James City are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. James City has the higher population (3,846 vs 3,279 in Alva). Alva has the higher median household income ($83,551 vs $64,539 in St. James City). Alva has the higher median home value ($322,200 vs $284,800 in St. James City).

Population, income & housing

	Alva	St. James City
Population	3,279	3,846
Median age	52.8 yrs	62.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,551	$64,539
Median home value	$322,200	$284,800
Median gross rent	$1,213	$2,259
Housing units	1,348	3,600
Homeownership rate	93.4%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alva	St. James City
Population	2,952 → 3,279 (+11.1%)	3,489 → 3,846 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$95,283 → $83,551 (-12.3%)	$51,774 → $64,539 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$314,900 → $322,200 (+2.3%)	$230,800 → $284,800 (+23.4%)
Median gross rent	$912 → $1,213 (+33.0%)	$1,176 → $2,259 (+92.1%)

Alva

Population

2,9523,279

Median household income

$95,283$83,551

Median home value

$314,900$322,200

Median gross rent

$912$1,213

St. James City

Population

3,4893,846

Median household income

$51,774$64,539

Median home value

$230,800$284,800

Median gross rent

$1,176$2,259

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alva	St. James City
Under 5	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	9.3%
18 to 24	5.4%	0.5%
25 to 34	2.2%	4.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	1.5%
45 to 54	15.6%	16.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	25.0%
65 to 74	18.9%	27.0%
75 and over	13.4%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alva	St. James City
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alva	St. James City
No high school diploma	5.1%	7.5%
High school graduate	29.5%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alva	St. James City
Drove alone	81.2%	60.7%
Carpooled	2.8%	21.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	12.8%
Other means	0.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alva	St. James City
1-unit, detached	75.8%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	24.2%	40.9%

Poverty & households

	Alva	St. James City
Poverty rate	6.0%	7.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	33	19
Median year structure built	1986	1985