Florida Gulf Coast University vs Suncoast Estates

A side-by-side comparison of Florida Gulf Coast University and Suncoast Estates: population, income, housing, and more.

Florida Gulf Coast University and Suncoast Estates 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 4,255 in Suncoast Estates). Suncoast Estates has the higher median household income ($39,456 vs $25,395 in Florida Gulf Coast University). Since 2019, Florida Gulf Coast University's population has grown faster (+76.1% vs -7.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Suncoast Estates
Population	4,416	4,255
Median age	19.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$25,395	$39,456
Median home value	—	$98,400
Median gross rent	$1,350	$1,221
Housing units	78	2,136
Homeownership rate	0.0%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	13.4%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Suncoast Estates
Population	2,507 → 4,416 (+76.1%)	4,592 → 4,255 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$25,179 → $25,395 (+0.9%)	$43,350 → $39,456 (-9.0%)
Median home value	—	$50,500 → $98,400 (+94.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,365 → $1,350 (-1.1%)	$859 → $1,221 (+42.1%)

Florida Gulf Coast University

Population

2,5074,416

Median household income

$25,179$25,395

Median gross rent

$1,365$1,350

Suncoast Estates

Population

4,5924,255

Median household income

$43,350$39,456

Median home value

$50,500$98,400

Median gross rent

$859$1,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Suncoast Estates
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	0.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	97.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	0.6%	10.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	0.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	23.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.6%
75 and over	0.0%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Suncoast Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	78.9%
Black or African American	6.6%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Suncoast Estates
No high school diploma	0.0%	25.6%
High school graduate	25.9%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	74.1%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Suncoast Estates
Drove alone	63.6%	59.5%
Carpooled	10.3%	18.9%
Public transit	6.8%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	9.0%	10.3%
Other means	1.7%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Suncoast Estates
1-unit, detached	37.2%	13.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	17.9%	0.4%
20 or more units	44.9%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	77.9%

Poverty & households

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Suncoast Estates
Poverty rate	79.8%	22.7%
Average household size	4.50	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	15	28
Median year structure built	2013	1980