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SheetFL-FLORIDA-GULF-COAST-UNIVERSITY-FL · Florida Gulf Coast University, FL 4,416 pop · income 2nd 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 Florida Gulf Coast University
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Florida Gulf Coast University on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Yorkshire · lowest
25,370
Yorkshire · lowest
25,370 median HH income
19.0% of the leader · rank #1
Fayette · near
25,383
Fayette · near
25,383 median HH income
19.0% of the leader · rank #2
Pineville · near
25,385
Pineville · near
25,385 median HH income
19.0% of the leader · rank #3
Sharpsburg · near
25,385
Sharpsburg · near
25,385 median HH income
19.0% of the leader · rank #4
Florida Gulf… · this city
25,395
Florida Gulf… · this city
25,395 median HH income
19.0% of the leader · rank #5
Quinwood · near
25,417
Quinwood · near
25,417 median HH income
19.0% of the leader · rank #6
National Harb… · highest
133,616
National Harb… · highest
133,616 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
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Florida Gulf Coast University on ACS population and median household income
. 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: 4,416.
Florida Gulf Coast University ranks in the 2nd percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
2nd
percentile, household income
73rd
percentile, median rent
📝 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: Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
Florida Gulf Coast University is a small town in Florida, home to 4,416 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $25,395 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. The median resident age is 19.5 years. About 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 43.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
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. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,526 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Florida, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Florida Gulf Coast University workers runs 14.0 minutes, with 63.6% driving alone and 9.0% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Florida Gulf Coast University'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 comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Florida Gulf Coast University, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Florida Gulf Coast University?
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.
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Samoset (4,433 residents, $51,780 income); Charlotte Harbor (4,456 residents, $41,750 income); Wahneta (4,464 residents, $51,795 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Canton, NC (4,417 residents); National Harbor, MD (4,418 residents); Breckenridge Hills, MO (4,413 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.
What does the journey to work look like in Florida Gulf Coast University?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 63.6%. The reported mean trip to work is 14.0 minutes.
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.
Lowest-decile income · poverty 0.0% (Very low poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
F
City profile score · Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
31/100
4 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.
Poverty rate A+
0.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
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.
Household income F
$25,395
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
0.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Florida Gulf Coast University profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 100/100 (A+) · 0.0%
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
Household income: 0/100 (F) · $25,395
Bachelor's+ share: 0/100 (F) · 0.0%
How does Florida Gulf Coast University compare to other US cities?
Florida Gulf Coast University measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income2% higher than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Florida Gulf Coast University 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 Florida Gulf Coast University near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Florida Gulf Coast University ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Florida Gulf Coast University only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#901 of 903
0th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#855 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#922 of 930
0th 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
2nd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$25,395Florida Gulf Coast University, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Florida Gulf Coast University, 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 Florida Gulf Coast University, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)0.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)43.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,416
Median Income
$25,395
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
19.5
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
43.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
0.0%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
14.0 minutes
Drive Alone
63.6%
Carpool
10.3%
Public Transit
6.8%
Walk
8.6%
Work from Home
9.0%
Other
1.7%
Based on 1,783 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 Florida Gulf Coast University. 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 Florida Gulf Coast University 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 Florida Gulf Coast University sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Florida Gulf Coast University 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, 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.