City safety & data profile

Saint AugustineFL

Saint Augustine, FL is a 13K-resident city in St. Johns County with a median household income of $78,151.

St. Johns County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Saint Augustine, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Saint Augustine has a population larger than 18% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $439,800, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 19%
By size
$78,151
Median income (place)
$439,800
Median home (place)
14.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine posts a median household income higher than 47% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Saint Augustine area.

Bottom 48%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Saint Augustine

Where Saint Augustine income ranks nationally

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

$78,151 Bottom 47% higher than 47% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Saint Augustine $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 Saint Augustine, FL beyond the headline numbers

Saint Augustine sits inside St. Johns County, Florida, at roughly 29.89°N, -81.31°W. Population 12,975, $78,151 median household income. Median home value $439,800, median rent $1,653. Poverty rate 14.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Saint Augustine, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Saint Augustine, FL stands at 14.1%, 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 Saint Augustine costs around 5.6 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.

17.6% of Saint Augustine workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 7.5% in Saint Augustine, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

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

At 49.9 years, Saint Augustine's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Saint Augustine 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)
12,975
Saint Augustine · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$78,151
-13% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$439,800
+6% vs avg
Median Age (place)
49.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (St. Johns County): Saint Augustine'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
307K+56%
Median Income
$109,839+69%
Median Home Value
$489,200+101%
Poverty Rate
6.5%-32%
Unemployment
3.3%-58%

Economics

Economics indicators for Saint Augustine, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,653/mo
Poverty Rate
14.1% +14% vs avg
Unemployment 3.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 44.6%
Work From Home 17.6%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 85%
African American 3.4%
Asian 2%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
36.4%
Short Sleep Duration
32.4%
Obesity
30%
Physical Inactivity
20.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.2%
Binge Drinking
15.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.7%
Diabetes
11.7%
Current Smoking
11.2%
Current Asthma
10%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 60.9%
Annual Checkup 80.7%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
10%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.5%
Stroke
3.7%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
FLAGLER HOSPITAL
SAINT AUGUSTINE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Saint Augustine?

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

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Sheet FL-SAINT-AUGUSTINE · Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine: 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

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Saint Augustine, FL? ▼
Saint Augustine, FL has a population of 12,975 people, located in St. Johns County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Saint Augustine? ▼
The median household income in Saint Augustine, FL is $78,151 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 14.1%.
What is the median home value in Saint Augustine? ▼
The median home value in Saint Augustine, FL is $439,800. Median rent is $1,653/month.
What are the top health concerns in Saint Augustine? ▼
The top health indicators in Saint Augustine include High Blood Pressure (36.4%), Short Sleep Duration (32.4%), Obesity (30%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Saint Augustine? ▼
Saint Augustine has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Saint Augustine? ▼
The median age in Saint Augustine, FL is 49.9 years. 44.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (14.1% here).

Redding, CA 14.1% West Haven, CT 14.1% Lake Havasu City, AZ 14.1% Calhoun, GA 14.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($78,151 here).

Albany, OR $78,114 Gulf Shores, AL $78,188 Weston, WI $78,207 Glendale, WI $78,092

Compare Saint Augustine with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Palm Valley, FL 20K St. Johns, FL 40K Palm Coast, FL 83K Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 35K Fruit Cove, FL 29K Palatka, FL 10K Jacksonville Beach, FL 23K Atlantic Beach, FL 13K
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Using Saint Augustine's profile

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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 (St. Johns 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.