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SheetFL-EATONVILLE-FL · Eatonville, FL 2,582 pop · income 5th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Eatonville
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Eatonville on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Tropical Park · lowest
29,297
Tropical Park · lowest
29,297 median HH income
24.1% of the leader · rank #1
Brantley · near
35,500
Brantley · near
35,500 median HH income
29.2% of the leader · rank #2
Magness · near
35,500
Magness · near
35,500 median HH income
29.2% of the leader · rank #3
Buena Vista · near
35,500
Buena Vista · near
35,500 median HH income
29.2% of the leader · rank #4
Junction City · near
35,506
Junction City · near
35,506 median HH income
29.2% of the leader · rank #5
Eatonville · this city
35,509
Eatonville · this city
35,509 median HH income
29.2% of the leader · rank #6
Holley · highest
121,494
Holley · highest
121,494 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Eatonville on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 2,582.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Eatonville - the verdict
Eatonville ranks in the 5th percentile for household income and the 1st percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
5th
percentile, household income
36th
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
1st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Eatonville, FL
Eatonville is a small town in Florida, home to 2,582 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Eatonville households earn a median of $35,509 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 26.4%. Typical homes in Eatonville are valued around $176,600, and the median resident age is 41.3 years. About 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 60.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 9 residential building permits were authorized in Eatonville (Building Boom), up 800% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Eatonville's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 7590.5 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, above the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Florida scores 103.4 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,526 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Florida run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 75.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Eatonville's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to schools and households to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to reported crime to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Eatonville, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, local building permits, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is Eatonville growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +7 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +0.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 9 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What does the education layer cover for Eatonville?
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 18.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Which cities make useful reference points for Eatonville?
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Holley (2,595 residents, $121,494 income); Tropical Park (2,567 residents, $29,297 income); Roosevelt Gardens (2,566 residents, $48,992 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Holcomb, KS (2,582 residents); North Crossett, AR (2,583 residents); Osceola, IN (2,583 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What does the journey to work look like in Eatonville?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 71.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Eatonville?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 7590.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 233% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
6266.5
Violent rate
1323.9
Total reported rate
7590.5
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
How far does income reach against housing in Eatonville?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 26.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Household income
$35,509
Home value
$176,600
Value / income
5.0×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Lowest-decile income · poverty 26.4% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
F
City profile score · Eatonville, FL
11/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share F
18.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate F
26.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$35,509
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime F
1,324 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Eatonville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 30/100 (F) · 18.6%
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
Poverty rate: 4/100 (F) · 26.4%
Household income: 1/100 (F) · $35,509
Violent crime: 0/100 (F) · 1,324 /100k
Where Eatonville sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Eatonville's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Eatonville highlighted among 24 peers.Read the chart values
Eatonville, FL (this city): home $176,600, crime 7,591/100k
Haw River, NC : home $142,200, crime 3,276/100k
Youngsville, NC : home $404,500, crime 2,196/100k
Poynette, WI : home $260,900, crime 275/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Eatonville compare to other US cities?
Here's how Eatonville stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income5% higher than other cities
Home value36% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
Safety1% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Florida, Eatonville ranks #119 of 120 Florida cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Eatonville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Eatonville near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Eatonville ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Eatonville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#874 of 903
3rd percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#730 of 894
18th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#54 of 930
94th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#640 of 930
31st percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
5th percentile nationally for median household income · 1st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Eatonville's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Eatonville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Eatonville's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$176,600Among the most affordablemore affordable than 64% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Eatonville's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#12,841 of 15,516
More affordable than 17% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,725 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 5.0×, Eatonville sits in the moderate band:
national rank #12,841 of 15,516 and #9,725 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$35,509Eatonville, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Eatonville, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Eatonville, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)26.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)60.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,582
Median Income
$35,509
Median Home Value
$176,600
Median Age
41.3
Poverty Rate
26.4%
Labor force participation
60.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
7590.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
1323.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
6266.5
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Eatonville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
2,326 residents
2021
2,280 residents
2022
2,295 residents
2023
2,316 residents
2024
2,333 residents
2025
2,333 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
9
housing units authorized
Single-Family
9
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
1
1
0
$0.2M
2020
2
2
0
$0.3M
2021
2
2
0
$0.3M
2022
7
7
0
$2.3M
2023
8
8
0
$2.4M
2024
9
9
0
$2.8M
Permit volume increased 800% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
71.8%
Carpool
5.6%
Public Transit
6.4%
Walk
1.5%
Work from Home
5.1%
Other
9.6%
Based on 1,229 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Eatonville. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Eatonville is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Eatonville sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Eatonville compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.