The Town Files

St. Johns County, Florida

306,934 people. The median home is worth $489,200 (typical Florida town: $331,600) and the median household earns $109,839.

Towns in St. Johns County

Towns in St. Johns County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Fruit Cove32,143$484,000$141,86341.3
Nocatee22,503$648,800$141,86840.8
World Golf Village22,117$477,000$117,21242.9
Palm Valley21,827$690,800$116,62551.2
St. Augustine14,329$439,800$78,15149.9
St. Augustine Shores8,706$339,300$73,68852.8
St. Augustine Beach6,803$634,400$100,80255.7
Sawgrass5,385$888,500$122,50058.5
St. Augustine South5,066$347,400$75,99650.4
Butler Beach4,978$493,100$76,68962.1
Flagler Estates3,540$213,300$75,95739.2
Vilano Beach2,514$648,900$120,75056.2

People and housing

St. Johns CountyTypical Florida town
Median home value$489,200$331,600
Median rent$1,922$1,569
Median household income$109,839$71,140
Median age44.242.8
Bachelor's degree or higher50.9%28.8%
Below the poverty line6.5%11.3%

Jobs and pay

98,819 jobs in 2024, average pay $60,008 a year.

Largest industries in St. Johns CountyHotels & restaurants16,709 jobs · $30,165Retail14,054 jobs · $38,948Health care & social assistan…12,082 jobs · $58,772Professional & technical serv…6,096 jobs · $93,679Construction6,076 jobs · $72,631Administrative & support4,858 jobs · $49,346
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in St. Johns County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.7%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 742 storm events in St. Johns County from 1996 to 2026, with 16 deaths.

Storm events in St. Johns County by type since 1996Hail103Flood37Drought20Tornado41Lightning54Heavy Rain93Waterspout7Flash Flood16Rip Current14Funnel Cloud46
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

St. Johns County has been included in 34 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
October 11, 2024HurricaneDR-4834: Hurricane Milton
October 7, 2024HurricaneEM-3622: Hurricane Milton
August 10, 2024Tropical StormDR-4806: Hurricane Debby
August 3, 2024Tropical StormEM-3605: Tropical Storm Debby
August 31, 2023HurricaneDR-4734: Hurricane Idalia
August 28, 2023Tropical StormEM-3596: Tropical Storm Idalia
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).