Fern Park

Population: 8,593
Median household income: $60,828
Median home value: $321,400

Located in Seminole County, Florida, Fern Park is a community with a population of 8,593. At $60,828, its median household income sits below Seminole County's $83,030.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fern Park's population declined 1.2% from 8,694 to 8,593, while its median home value rose 46.2% from $219,800 to $321,400.

The median resident is 39.3 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,593
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,828
Median home value: $321,400
Median gross rent: $1,440
Housing units: 3,983
Homeownership rate: 57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6948,593

Median household income

$60,199$60,828

Median home value

$219,800$321,400

Median gross rent

$1,131$1,440

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,694	$60,199	$219,800	$1,131
2020	8,665	$50,500	$237,200	$1,202
2021	8,164	$56,327	$256,600	$1,237
2022	8,207	$58,516	$288,600	$1,268
2023	8,593	$60,828	$321,400	$1,440

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3421.7%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	580	6.7%
5 to 17	935	10.9%
18 to 24	337	3.9%
25 to 34	1,862	21.7%
35 to 44	1,330	15.5%
45 to 54	1,020	11.9%
55 to 64	1,172	13.6%
65 to 74	657	7.6%
75 and over	700	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,844	68.0%
Black or African American	555	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	363	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.5%
Two or more races	96	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,684	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	454	6.7%
High school graduate	1,464	21.7%
Some college or associate's	2,167	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,956	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	700	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,421	74.0%
Carpooled	607	13.1%
Public transit	20	0.4%
Walked	70	1.5%
Bicycle	47	1.0%
Worked from home	435	9.4%
Other means	23	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	752	18.0%
15 to 29 min	1,902	45.4%
30 to 44 min	1,222	29.2%
45 to 59 min	154	3.7%
60+ min	158	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 10.1% (862 of 8,544)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,344	62.5%
Nonfamily households	1,405	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,749	94.1%
Vacant	234	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,146	57.2%
Renter-occupied	1,603	42.8%

1-unit, detached50.9%

1-unit, attached17.3%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units18.8%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,028	50.9%
1-unit, attached	689	17.3%
2 to 4 units	287	7.2%
5 to 19 units	748	18.8%
20 or more units	177	4.4%
Mobile home & other	54	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1222250
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 28.6482, -81.3456