Florida Gulf Coast University vs Whiskey Creek

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

Florida Gulf Coast University and Whiskey Creek are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Whiskey Creek has the higher population (5,298 vs 4,416 in Florida Gulf Coast University). Whiskey Creek has the higher median household income ($99,242 vs $25,395 in Florida Gulf Coast University). Since 2019, Florida Gulf Coast University's population has grown faster (+76.1% vs +5.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Whiskey Creek
Population	4,416	5,298
Median age	19.5 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$25,395	$99,242
Median home value	—	$345,100
Median gross rent	$1,350	$1,875
Housing units	78	2,772
Homeownership rate	0.0%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	13.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Whiskey Creek
Population	2,507 → 4,416 (+76.1%)	5,022 → 5,298 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$25,179 → $25,395 (+0.9%)	$75,552 → $99,242 (+31.4%)
Median home value	—	$232,900 → $345,100 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,365 → $1,350 (-1.1%)	$1,196 → $1,875 (+56.8%)

Florida Gulf Coast University

Population

2,5074,416

Median household income

$25,179$25,395

Median gross rent

$1,365$1,350

Whiskey Creek

Population

5,0225,298

Median household income

$75,552$99,242

Median home value

$232,900$345,100

Median gross rent

$1,196$1,875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Whiskey Creek
Under 5	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	0.9%	7.3%
18 to 24	97.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	0.6%	6.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	0.6%	17.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	16.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	17.6%
75 and over	0.0%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Whiskey Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	89.7%
Black or African American	6.6%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Whiskey Creek
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.3%
High school graduate	25.9%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	74.1%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Whiskey Creek
Drove alone	63.6%	85.9%
Carpooled	10.3%	5.4%
Public transit	6.8%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	8.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Whiskey Creek
1-unit, detached	37.2%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	15.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	17.9%	4.9%
20 or more units	44.9%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Florida Gulf Coast University	Whiskey Creek
Poverty rate	79.8%	7.8%
Average household size	4.50	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	15	26
Median year structure built	2013	1979