St. Johns County, FL
Demographic and economic profile of St. Johns County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
St. Johns County is a high-income residential county of 334,928 people, with a median household income of $109,839 and a poverty rate of just 6.7%, reflecting a predominantly owner-occupied housing stock (82.2% homeownership) with a median home value of $457,600. The workforce is well-educated—48.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with an unemployment rate of 3.9% and median worker earnings of $53,371, though labor force participation of 60.3% and a median age of 44.2 suggest a significant retiree or non-working population. The county has grown by 24.1% over five years, making it one of the faster-growing counties in the region, with a mean commute time of 27.2 minutes pointing to a largely outbound workforce tied to adjacent metros.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+24.1% since 2018
St. Johns County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone243,237 (79.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race20,086 (6.5%)
- Black or African American Alone15,694 (5.1%)
- Asian Alone11,538 (3.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races9,824 (3.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone6,155 (2.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish13,788
- 2.Other Indo-European5,715
- 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2,931
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island2,187
- 5.German or other West Germanic1,496
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance29,618
- 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services24,205
- 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing18,594
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)15,521
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services14,169
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations76,702
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations31,884
- 3.Service Occupations19,628
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,805
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations7,975
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.98×)18,012
- 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.30×)21,939
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.16×)7,474
- 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.08×)3,394
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.07×)12,802
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.