St. Augustine Beach vs St. Augustine South

A side-by-side comparison of St. Augustine Beach and St. Augustine South: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Augustine Beach has the higher population (6,819 vs 4,864 in St. Augustine South). St. Augustine Beach has the higher median household income ($92,661 vs $74,873 in St. Augustine South). St. Augustine Beach has the higher median home value ($590,100 vs $319,200 in St. Augustine South).

Population, income & housing

	St. Augustine Beach	St. Augustine South
Population	6,819	4,864
Median age	55.3 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$92,661	$74,873
Median home value	$590,100	$319,200
Median gross rent	$1,700	$1,452
Housing units	4,664	2,389
Homeownership rate	73.4%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.0%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Augustine Beach	St. Augustine South
Population	6,933 → 6,819 (-1.6%)	5,431 → 4,864 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$86,056 → $92,661 (+7.7%)	$66,566 → $74,873 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$415,400 → $590,100 (+42.1%)	$208,400 → $319,200 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,347 → $1,700 (+26.2%)	$1,304 → $1,452 (+11.3%)

St. Augustine Beach

Population

6,9336,819

Median household income

$86,056$92,661

Median home value

$415,400$590,100

Median gross rent

$1,347$1,700

St. Augustine South

Population

5,4314,864

Median household income

$66,566$74,873

Median home value

$208,400$319,200

Median gross rent

$1,304$1,452

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Augustine Beach	St. Augustine South
Under 5	0.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	13.9%	8.9%
18 to 24	3.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	3.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	15.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	23.1%	18.3%
65 to 74	17.6%	13.3%
75 and over	10.5%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Augustine Beach	St. Augustine South
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Augustine Beach	St. Augustine South
No high school diploma	6.0%	7.7%
High school graduate	13.0%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Augustine Beach	St. Augustine South
Drove alone	70.6%	77.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	9.6%
Other means	1.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Augustine Beach	St. Augustine South
1-unit, detached	50.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	St. Augustine Beach	St. Augustine South
Poverty rate	8.0%	1.9%
Average household size	2.21	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1986	1984