Buckingham vs St. James City

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

Buckingham 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.

Buckingham has the higher population (4,637 vs 3,846 in St. James City). Buckingham has the higher median household income ($103,438 vs $64,539 in St. James City). Buckingham has the higher median home value ($411,000 vs $284,800 in St. James City).

Population, income & housing

	Buckingham	St. James City
Population	4,637	3,846
Median age	50.0 yrs	62.9 yrs
Median household income	$103,438	$64,539
Median home value	$411,000	$284,800
Median gross rent	$1,799	$2,259
Housing units	2,051	3,600
Homeownership rate	92.5%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckingham	St. James City
Population	3,958 → 4,637 (+17.2%)	3,489 → 3,846 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$87,540 → $103,438 (+18.2%)	$51,774 → $64,539 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$294,600 → $411,000 (+39.5%)	$230,800 → $284,800 (+23.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,799 (+62.2%)	$1,176 → $2,259 (+92.1%)

Buckingham

Population

3,9584,637

Median household income

$87,540$103,438

Median home value

$294,600$411,000

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,799

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)

	Buckingham	St. James City
Under 5	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.1%	9.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	0.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	4.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	1.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	16.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	25.0%
65 to 74	13.0%	27.0%
75 and over	14.6%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckingham	St. James City
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	93.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckingham	St. James City
No high school diploma	8.1%	7.5%
High school graduate	32.8%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckingham	St. James City
Drove alone	81.8%	60.7%
Carpooled	3.7%	21.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	12.8%
Other means	0.2%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckingham	St. James City
1-unit, detached	92.2%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	40.9%

Poverty & households

	Buckingham	St. James City
Poverty rate	8.6%	7.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	31	19
Median year structure built	1994	1985