Fernandina Beach vs Hilliard

A side-by-side comparison of Fernandina Beach and Hilliard: population, income, housing, and more.

Fernandina Beach and Hilliard are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fernandina Beach has the higher population (13,239 vs 2,993 in Hilliard). Fernandina Beach has the higher median household income ($92,535 vs $59,949 in Hilliard). Fernandina Beach has the higher median home value ($483,700 vs $216,100 in Hilliard).

Population, income & housing

	Fernandina Beach	Hilliard
Population	13,239	2,993
Median age	58.3 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$92,535	$59,949
Median home value	$483,700	$216,100
Median gross rent	$1,581	$997
Housing units	8,103	1,126
Homeownership rate	78.7%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fernandina Beach	Hilliard
Population	12,364 → 13,239 (+7.1%)	3,189 → 2,993 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$63,942 → $92,535 (+44.7%)	$57,083 → $59,949 (+5.0%)
Median home value	$333,900 → $483,700 (+44.9%)	$122,600 → $216,100 (+76.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,139 → $1,581 (+38.8%)	$888 → $997 (+12.3%)

Fernandina Beach

Population

12,36413,239

Median household income

$63,942$92,535

Median home value

$333,900$483,700

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,581

Hilliard

Population

3,1892,993

Median household income

$57,083$59,949

Median home value

$122,600$216,100

Median gross rent

$888$997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fernandina Beach	Hilliard
Under 5	3.3%	15.1%
5 to 17	6.3%	19.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	4.6%
25 to 34	8.6%	18.4%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	7.2%
55 to 64	18.7%	9.2%
65 to 74	22.5%	6.2%
75 and over	15.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fernandina Beach	Hilliard
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	83.9%
Black or African American	7.3%	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fernandina Beach	Hilliard
No high school diploma	2.9%	15.3%
High school graduate	15.5%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fernandina Beach	Hilliard
Drove alone	74.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.0%	14.8%
Other means	0.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fernandina Beach	Hilliard
1-unit, detached	69.3%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	16.6%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.6%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Fernandina Beach	Hilliard
Poverty rate	8.7%	29.4%
Average household size	1.94	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	24	36
Median year structure built	1988	1984