Butler Beach

Population: 4,723
Median household income: $76,776
Median home value: $469,100

Butler Beach, a community in St. Johns County, Florida, has 4,723 residents. The median household income of $76,776 is below the St. Johns County median ($106,169).

From 2019 to 2023, Butler Beach's population held roughly steady from 4,716 to 4,723, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $350,300 to $469,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.9% of the population. 67.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,723
Median age: 61.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,776
Median home value: $469,100
Median gross rent: $1,682
Housing units: 4,829
Homeownership rate: 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7164,723

Median household income

$82,737$76,776

Median home value

$350,300$469,100

Median gross rent

$1,428$1,682

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,716	$82,737	$350,300	$1,428
2020	4,814	$77,059	$386,100	$1,426
2021	4,973	$87,797	$393,600	$1,636
2022	4,831	$83,661	$446,200	$1,634
2023	4,723	$76,776	$469,100	$1,682

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 174.4%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 344.0%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6425.8%

65 to 7425.3%

75 and over15.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	1.1%
5 to 17	209	4.4%
18 to 24	264	5.6%
25 to 34	191	4.0%
35 to 44	387	8.2%
45 to 54	472	10.0%
55 to 64	1,217	25.8%
65 to 74	1,196	25.3%
75 and over	734	15.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,294	90.9%
Black or African American	43	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	41	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.5%
Two or more races	90	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	230	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate18.1%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree36.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	168	4.0%
High school graduate	760	18.1%
Some college or associate's	1,154	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,526	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	589	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,200	67.4%
Carpooled	105	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	458	25.7%
Other means	18	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	333	25.2%
15 to 29 min	579	43.8%
30 to 44 min	143	10.8%
45 to 59 min	93	7.0%
60+ min	175	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.83
Poverty rate: 10.0% (471 of 4,713)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,536	59.5%
Nonfamily households	1,045	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,581	53.4%
Vacant	2,248	46.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,203	85.4%
Renter-occupied	378	14.6%

1-unit, detached49.8%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units22.1%

20 or more units16.7%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,403	49.8%
1-unit, attached	92	1.9%
2 to 4 units	244	5.1%
5 to 19 units	1,066	22.1%
20 or more units	805	16.7%
Mobile home & other	219	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1209630
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 29.7989, -81.2648