St. Johns County, Florida

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 292,243
Median household income: $106,169
Median home value: $457,600

Home to 292,243 residents, St. Johns County is one of Florida's counties. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $106,169 runs above the Florida figure of $71,711.

From 2019 to 2023, St. Johns County's population grew 19.4% from 244,674 to 292,243, while its median household income rose 29.1% from $82,252 to $106,169.

72.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2002.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 292,243
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $106,169
Median home value: $457,600
Median gross rent: $1,775
Housing units: 127,144
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

244,674292,243

Median household income

$82,252$106,169

Median home value

$304,700$457,600

Median gross rent

$1,312$1,775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	244,674	$82,252	$304,700	$1,312
2020	255,410	$83,803	$326,300	$1,355
2021	265,724	$88,794	$348,100	$1,462
2022	278,722	$100,020	$416,100	$1,601
2023	292,243	$106,169	$457,600	$1,775

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,505	4.6%
5 to 17	49,840	17.1%
18 to 24	19,725	6.7%
25 to 34	26,651	9.1%
35 to 44	39,882	13.6%
45 to 54	40,454	13.8%
55 to 64	41,229	14.1%
65 to 74	36,549	12.5%
75 and over	24,408	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	229,577	78.6%
Black or African American	14,404	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	187	0.1%
Asian	9,822	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	199	0.1%
Some other race	1,585	0.5%
Two or more races	11,115	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25,354	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree30.2%

Graduate or professional degree18.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,179	4.9%
High school graduate	40,586	19.4%
Some college or associate's	56,729	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	63,116	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	38,563	18.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home23.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	89,697	66.6%
Carpooled	9,019	6.7%
Public transit	124	0.1%
Walked	1,043	0.8%
Bicycle	703	0.5%
Worked from home	31,978	23.7%
Other means	2,185	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21,677	21.1%
15 to 29 min	37,567	36.6%
30 to 44 min	29,425	28.6%
45 to 59 min	8,610	8.4%
60+ min	5,492	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 6.7% (19,379 of 288,913)

	Count	Share
Family households	80,880	74.3%
Nonfamily households	27,947	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	108,827	85.6%
Vacant	18,317	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	89,302	82.1%
Renter-occupied	19,525	17.9%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	91,562	72.0%
1-unit, attached	6,421	5.1%
2 to 4 units	5,313	4.2%
5 to 19 units	11,271	8.9%
20 or more units	5,668	4.5%
Mobile home & other	6,909	5.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 12109
State: Florida
Land area: 601 sq mi
Water area: 221 sq mi
Center point: 29.8905, -81.4000