St. James City vs Suncoast Estates

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

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

Suncoast Estates has the higher population (4,255 vs 3,846 in St. James City). St. James City has the higher median household income ($64,539 vs $39,456 in Suncoast Estates). St. James City has the higher median home value ($284,800 vs $98,400 in Suncoast Estates).

Population, income & housing

	St. James City	Suncoast Estates
Population	3,846	4,255
Median age	62.9 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,539	$39,456
Median home value	$284,800	$98,400
Median gross rent	$2,259	$1,221
Housing units	3,600	2,136
Homeownership rate	89.5%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. James City	Suncoast Estates
Population	3,489 → 3,846 (+10.2%)	4,592 → 4,255 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$51,774 → $64,539 (+24.7%)	$43,350 → $39,456 (-9.0%)
Median home value	$230,800 → $284,800 (+23.4%)	$50,500 → $98,400 (+94.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,176 → $2,259 (+92.1%)	$859 → $1,221 (+42.1%)

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

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)

	St. James City	Suncoast Estates
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	9.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	0.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	4.6%	10.6%
35 to 44	1.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	16.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	25.0%	23.0%
65 to 74	27.0%	11.6%
75 and over	15.8%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. James City	Suncoast Estates
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	78.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. James City	Suncoast Estates
No high school diploma	7.5%	25.6%
High school graduate	34.0%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. James City	Suncoast Estates
Drove alone	60.7%	59.5%
Carpooled	21.5%	18.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	12.8%	10.3%
Other means	2.1%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. James City	Suncoast Estates
1-unit, detached	56.4%	13.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	40.9%	77.9%

Poverty & households

	St. James City	Suncoast Estates
Poverty rate	7.4%	22.7%
Average household size	2.08	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1985	1980