
Florida · Census place 27400
Green Cove Springs, FL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Green Cove Springs, Florida (Green Cove Springs, FL — Census place “Green Cove Springs city”) is 9,937 residents, ranking #346 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $66,907, the median home is worth $283,200 and median gross rent runs $1,285 a month. Looking for the Green Cove Springs Florida ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Green Cove Springs, FL: 32043.
- Population
- 9,937Green Cove Springs city residents
- Median household income
- $66,907Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $283,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,285Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.6%Owner-occupied households
Green Cove Springs ZIP codes (Florida)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Green Cove Springs.
The Green Cove Springs FL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Green Cove Springs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Green Cove Springs city median would spend about 23% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 77.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Green Cove Springs city, FL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Green Cove Springs city is a mid-size town in Florida, with 9,937 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #346 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 63% of them. The median age here is 43 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Green Cove Springs city earn a median of $66,907 a year, 14.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Green Cove Springs city is valued at $283,200, 6.7% below the national figure and 7% below the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,285 a month, 8.6% below the national figure, or roughly $15,420 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 77.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Green Cove Springs city?
- Green Cove Springs city has 9,937 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #346 of 955 in Florida.
- What is the median household income in Green Cove Springs city?
- Median household income in Green Cove Springs city is $66,907 a year, 14.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Green Cove Springs city?
- Median gross rent is $1,285 a month and the median home value is $283,200, so rent absorbs about 23% of median household income.
- Is Green Cove Springs city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Green Cove Springs city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Green Cove Springs city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.