City profile · Florida · Census ACS 2023

St. Augustine Shores, FL

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for St. Augustine Shores - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

9,921
Residents
$72,724
Median income
$290,000
Median home
$1,658
Median rent (state)

St. Augustine Shores - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, St. Augustine Shores places in the 53rd percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

53rd
percentile, household income
63rd
percentile, home value
66th
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: St. Augustine Shores, FL

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 9,921 residents in St. Augustine Shores, a small town within Florida. The typical household in St. Augustine Shores brings in $72,724 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 3.2%. St. Augustine Shores's housing stock carries a median value of $290,000, and the median resident age is 51.6 years. Educational attainment runs 30.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 52.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,658 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Florida run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 87.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).

Population

9,921 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Florida

Median Household Income

$72,724 /yr

Poverty 3.2%

Cost of Living Index (state)

103.4 (US=100)

Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, Florida average

How does St. Augustine Shores compare to other US cities?

Where St. Augustine Shores sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 53% higher than other cities
Home value 63% pricier than other cities
Median rent 66% 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 St. Augustine Shores against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Florida-relative analysis

Poverty Rate places St. Augustine Shores toward the bottom of Florida's cities

Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, St. Augustine Shores ranks #748 - the 19th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares St. Augustine Shores only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#393 of 903
56th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#597 of 930
32nd percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#460 of 894
49th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#748 of 930
19th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#412 of 930
56th percentile in Florida

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.

53rdIncome percentile

53rd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How St. Augustine Shores's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$290,000 37th percentile more affordable than 37% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). This entry sits in this band. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. St. Augustine Shores $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

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

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - St. Augustine Shores, FL St. Augustine Shores, FL's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not St. Augustine Shores, FL-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution St. Augustine Shores, FL median $72,724/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
St. Augustine Shores, FL's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for St. Augustine Shores, FL. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 30.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 3.2%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 52.9%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
9,921
Median Income
$72,724
Median Home Value
$290,000
Median Age
51.6
Poverty Rate
3.2%
Labor force participation
52.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
30.8%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
60.4%
Carpool
22.6%
Public Transit
1.2%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
15.4%

Based on 4,519 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Florida - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$145
avg/month
Natural Gas
$25
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$55
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Florida state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Florida state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county St. Augustine Shores sits in

Cost of Living Index
103.4
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,658/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
87.5 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

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Bee Ridge
9,921 people
Green Cove Springs
9,937 people
West Perrine
9,944 people
Avon Park
9,879 people
Cape Canaveral
9,976 people
Marathon
9,831 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to St. Augustine Shores's 9,921 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Sparta, WI
9,921 people
Brentwood, PA
9,927 people
Mission, KS
9,928 people
Locust Grove, GA
9,931 people
Ellisville, MO
9,908 people
Bacliff, TX
9,935 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to St. Augustine Shores's $72,724 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Lamar, PA
$72,721 median income
Wrightsville, PA
$72,727 median income
Hawthorne, CA
$72,719 median income
Cross Plains, TN
$72,734 median income
Ball, LA
$72,713 median income
Kendrick, ID
$72,708 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - St. Augustine Shores, FL Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition St. Augustine Shores, FL - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 93.3% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.6% White 93.3% Black or African American 1.9% Asian 0.5% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 0.0% Two or more races 4.4% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How St. Augustine Shores compares to nearby Florida cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
St. Augustine Shores (this city) 9,921 $72,724
Bee Ridge 9,921 $79,375
Green Cove Springs 9,937 $66,907
West Perrine 9,944 $59,213
Census ACS 5-year FIPS FL OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about St. Augustine Shores, FL?

What is the population of St. Augustine Shores, FL? +

The population of St. Augustine Shores, FL stands at 9,921 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in St. Augustine Shores, FL? +

In St. Augustine Shores, the typical household earns $72,724 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in St. Augustine Shores? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for St. Augustine Shores; the closest available measure is the Florida state average, a cost of living index of 103.4 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Florida vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in St. Augustine Shores, FL? +

The median home value in St. Augustine Shores is $290,000, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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