Flagler Beach, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,373
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
59.3
0.85% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.44%
1.56% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$84,632
4.24% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$557,600
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,071
7.08% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Flagler Beach, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Flagler Beach, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Flagler Beach, FL was $557,600, and the homeownership rate was 83.4%.

Most people in Flagler Beach, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Flagler Beach, FL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Flagler Beach, FL is home to a population of 5.37k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.29% of Flagler Beach, FL residents were born outside of the country (338 people).

In 2024, there were 17.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.85k people) in Flagler Beach, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 282 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 124 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
99.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Flagler Beach, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Flagler Beach, FL was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Flagler Beach, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.85k ± 298
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    282 ± 216
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    124 ± 157
6.61%
Hispanic Population
355 people

In 2024, there were 17.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.85k people) in Flagler Beach, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 282 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 124 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.61% of the people in Flagler Beach, FL are hispanic (355 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Flagler Beach, FL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. Colombia
    307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.29%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
338 people
5.49%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
288 people

As of 2024, 6.29% of Flagler Beach, FL residents (338 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Flagler Beach, FL was 5.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    175 ± 74
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    89 ± 68
  3. Korea
    59 ± 63

Flagler Beach, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.97 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Flagler Beach, FL employs 2.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Flagler Beach, FL were Retail Trade (359 people), Public Administration (196 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (185 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($158,333), Educational Services ($155,081), and Utilities ($111,364).

Occupations

2.07k
2024 Value
± 363
7.08%
1 Year growth
± 23.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flagler Beach, FL grew at a rate of 7.08%, from 1.93k employees to 2.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Flagler Beach, FL, are Management Occupations (351 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (290 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (239 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Flagler Beach, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

2.07k
2024 Value
± 363
7.08%
1 Year growth
± 23.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flagler Beach, FL grew at a rate of 7.08%, from 1.93k employees to 2.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Flagler Beach, FL, are Retail Trade (359 people), Public Administration (196 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (185 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Flagler Beach, FL, though some of these residents may live in Flagler Beach, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,750
Median earning men ± $25,016
$54,259
Median earning women ± $9,020

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($158,333), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($156,061), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,292).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,040), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,861), and Public Administration ($56,092).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.23%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Flagler Beach, FL was $557,600 in 2024, which is 1.68 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $496,800 to $557,600, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Flagler Beach, FL is 83.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Flagler Beach, FL have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Flagler Beach, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$557,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$56,136
$2,200
Median Property Taxes
±$304

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Flagler Beach, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Flagler Beach, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

83.4%
Homeownership
2024
69.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83.4% of the housing units in Flagler Beach, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$84,632
Median Household Income
± $15,728
2.64k
Number of Households
± 402

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.64k households in Flagler Beach, FL grew to $84,632 from the previous year's value of $81,193.

The following chart displays the households in Flagler Beach, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Flagler Beach, FL is from Florida.
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (59.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (31.5%)
  3. Carpooled (5.16%)

In 2024, 59.9% of workers in Flagler Beach, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31.5%) and those who carpooled to work (5.16%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Flagler Beach, FL have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.853% of the workforce in Flagler Beach, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Flagler Beach, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Flagler Beach, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

8.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Flagler Beach, FL (449 out of 5.32k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Flagler Beach, FL is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.3% of the population of Flagler Beach, FL has health coverage, with 34.3% on employee plans, 8.19% on Medicaid, 28.4% on Medicare, 18.8% on non-group plans, and 3.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.9% were men and 54.1% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12% under 18 years, 6.4% between 18 and 34 years, 47.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 34.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.9% were men and 54.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.72%
Uninsured
34.3%
Employer Coverage
8.19%
Medicaid
28.4%
Medicare
18.8%
Non-Group
3.67%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Flagler Beach, FL grew by 3.75% from 6.48% to 6.72%.

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