City safety & data profile

GoldenrodFL

Goldenrod, FL is a 12K-resident city in Seminole County with a median household income of $67,563.

Seminole County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Goldenrod, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Goldenrod has a population larger than 13% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $358,700.

Data updated 2026-09-04

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 14%
By size
$67,563
Median income (place)
$358,700
Median home (place)
15.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Goldenrod

Goldenrod posts a median household income higher than 33% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 34%
by median income, US cities

Where Goldenrod income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$67,563 Bottom 33% higher than 33% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Goldenrod $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. 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, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Goldenrod, FL beyond the headline numbers

Goldenrod sits inside Seminole County, Florida, at roughly 28.61°N, -81.29°W. Population 12,039, $67,563 median household income. Median home value $358,700, median rent $1,734. Poverty rate 15.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Goldenrod, FL stands at 15.5%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Goldenrod costs around 5.3 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

16.9% of Goldenrod workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 16.9% in Goldenrod, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Goldenrod workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Goldenrod's median age is 31.8 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Goldenrod from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,039
Goldenrod · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$67,563
-24% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$358,700
-13% vs avg
Median Age (place)
31.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Seminole County): Goldenrod's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
481K+13%
Median Income
$85,761+47%
Median Home Value
$386,900+110%
Poverty Rate
9%-20%
Unemployment
4.1%-62%

Economics

Economics indicators for Goldenrod, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,734/mo
Poverty Rate
15.5% +25% vs avg
Unemployment 10.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 38.4%
Work From Home 16.9%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 55.8%
African American 11.5%
Asian 5.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
38.7%
Obesity
31.7%
High Blood Pressure
29.9%
Physical Inactivity
24.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
18%
Lack of Health Insurance
16.9%
Binge Drinking
16.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.2%
Current Smoking
12.9%
Diabetes
10.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 55.6%
Annual Checkup 74.4%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Stroke
2.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect Goldenrod?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Goldenrod right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-GOLDENROD · Goldenrod

Goldenrod: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Goldenrod; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Goldenrod, FL?
Goldenrod, FL has a population of 12,039 people, located in Seminole County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Goldenrod?
The median household income in Goldenrod, FL is $67,563 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.5%.
What is the median home value in Goldenrod?
The median home value in Goldenrod, FL is $358,700. Median rent is $1,734/month.
What are the top health concerns in Goldenrod?
The top health indicators in Goldenrod include Short Sleep Duration (38.7%), Obesity (31.7%), High Blood Pressure (29.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Goldenrod?
The median age in Goldenrod, FL is 31.8 years. 38.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Goldenrod, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (15.5% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($67,563 here).

Compare Goldenrod with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Goldenrod's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Goldenrod area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Seminole County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.