Florida Gulf Coast University vs St. James City

A side-by-side comparison of Florida Gulf Coast University and St. James City: population, income, housing, and more.

Florida Gulf Coast University 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.

Florida Gulf Coast University has the higher population (4,416 vs 3,846 in St. James City). St. James City has the higher median household income ($64,539 vs $25,395 in Florida Gulf Coast University). Since 2019, Florida Gulf Coast University's population has grown faster (+76.1% vs +10.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Florida Gulf Coast University	St. James City
Population	4,416	3,846
Median age	19.5 yrs	62.9 yrs
Median household income	$25,395	$64,539
Median home value	—	$284,800
Median gross rent	$1,350	$2,259
Housing units	78	3,600
Homeownership rate	0.0%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	13.4%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	St. James City
Population	2,507 → 4,416 (+76.1%)	3,489 → 3,846 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$25,179 → $25,395 (+0.9%)	$51,774 → $64,539 (+24.7%)
Median home value	—	$230,800 → $284,800 (+23.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,365 → $1,350 (-1.1%)	$1,176 → $2,259 (+92.1%)

Florida Gulf Coast University

Population

2,5074,416

Median household income

$25,179$25,395

Median gross rent

$1,365$1,350

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)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	St. James City
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.9%	9.3%
18 to 24	97.9%	0.5%
25 to 34	0.6%	4.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	1.5%
45 to 54	0.6%	16.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	25.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	27.0%
75 and over	0.0%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	St. James City
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	93.8%
Black or African American	6.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florida Gulf Coast University	St. James City
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.5%
High school graduate	25.9%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	74.1%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	St. James City
Drove alone	63.6%	60.7%
Carpooled	10.3%	21.5%
Public transit	6.8%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	12.8%
Other means	1.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	St. James City
1-unit, detached	37.2%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	44.9%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	40.9%

Poverty & households

	Florida Gulf Coast University	St. James City
Poverty rate	79.8%	7.4%
Average household size	4.50	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	2013	1985