Flagler County, FL

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2024 Population

126,528

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.1

0.951% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.3%

9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$77,363

6.09% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$364,900

9.45% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

50,882

2.14% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Flagler County, 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.

96.6% of the residents in Flagler County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Flagler County, FL are Flagler Technical College (104 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Flagler County, FL was $364,900, and the homeownership rate was 83%.

Most people in Flagler County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Flagler County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Flagler County, FL borders Putnam County, FL, St. Johns County, FL, and Volusia County, FL.

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Population & Diversity

Flagler County, FL is home to a population of 127k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.8% of Flagler County, FL residents were born outside of the country (16.2k people).

In 2024, there were 8.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (91.7k people) in Flagler County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.48k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Flagler County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Flagler County, FL was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Flagler County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Flagler County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
91.7k ± 604
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.2k ± 631
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
6.48k ± 861

11.6%

Hispanic Population

14.7k people

11.6% of the people in Flagler County, FL are hispanic (14.7k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
Haiti
353,350 ± 14,476 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

12.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

16.2k people

12.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15.5k people

As of 2024, 12.8% of Flagler County, FL residents (16.2k 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 County, FL was 12.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Flagler County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
4,238 ± 499
Gulf War (2001-)
2,343 ± 484
Gulf War (1990s)
1,694 ± 380

Flagler County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Flagler County, FL.

Economy

The economy of Flagler County, FL employs 50.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Flagler County, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (7,254 people), Retail Trade (6,806 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,018 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($70,355), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,490), and Utilities ($67,440).

Employment

Occupations

50.9k

2024 Value

± 2,088

2.14%

1 Year growth

± 5.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flagler County, FL grew at a rate of 2.14%, from 49.8k employees to 50.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Flagler County, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (6,804 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,816 people), and Management Occupations (5,098 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Flagler County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

50.9k

2024 Value

± 2,088

2.14%

1 Year growth

± 5.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flagler County, FL grew at a rate of 2.14%, from 49.8k employees to 50.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Flagler County, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,254 people), Retail Trade (6,806 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,018 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Flagler County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Flagler County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,841

Median earning men ± $2,326

$39,455

Median earning women ± $2,754

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,839), Wholesale Trade ($60,956), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,345).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,581), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,909), and Construction ($54,291).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

281
Construction
241
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
198
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$243k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$137k
Retail Trade
$122k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Flagler County, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Flagler County, FL awarded 104 degrees. The student population of Flagler County, FL in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 58 male students and 48 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Flagler County, FL are White (63 and 61.8%), Black or African American (21 and 20.6%), Hispanic or Latino (11 and 10.8%), and Asian (3 and 2.94%).

The largest universities in Flagler County, FL by number of degrees awarded are Flagler Technical College (104 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Flagler County, FL are Facial Treatment Specialist (18 and 17.3%), Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (16 and 15.4%), and Child Care & Support Services Management (14 and 13.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 106 students enrolled in Flagler County, FL, 54.7% men and 45.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 73 records, of which 39.7% were women and 60.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Facial Treatment Specialist
18 degrees awarded
Child Care & Support Services Management
14 degrees awarded
Phlebotamy Technician
11 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Flagler County, FL was Facial Treatment Specialist with 18 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in Flagler County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Flagler Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

104 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Flagler Technical College with 104 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 32 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Flagler County, FL, which is 0.444 times less than the 72 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 63 degrees mean that there were 3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 21 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Flagler County, FL was $364,900 in 2024, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $333,400 to $364,900, a 9.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Flagler County, FL is 83%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Flagler County, FL have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Flagler County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Flagler County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.36%.

Housing

Property

$364,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,504

$43,619

Median Property Taxes

±$1,732

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 County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

83%

Homeownership

2024

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83% of the housing units in Flagler County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Flagler County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$77,363

Median Household Income

± $3,357

52.6k

Number of Households

± 1,985

In 2024, the median household income of the 52.6k households in Flagler County, FL grew to $77,363 from the previous year's value of $72,923.

The following chart displays the households in Flagler County, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Flagler County, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.2%)
Worked At Home (18.4%)
Carpooled (11%)

In 2024, 67.2% of workers in Flagler County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.4%) and those who carpooled to work (11%).

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.

Commute Time

27.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Flagler County, FL have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.26% of the workforce in Flagler County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Flagler County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Flagler County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.36%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Flagler County, FL (12.9k out of 125k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.6% of the children was living in poverty in Flagler County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 243 in Flagler County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 46.3 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

89.5% of the population of Flagler County, FL has health coverage, with 35.4% on employee plans, 12% on Medicaid, 22.8% on Medicare, 17.1% on non-group plans, and 2.21% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Flagler County, FL see 1,890 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,890 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2947 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1114 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,890 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Flagler County, FL

Primary care physicians in Flagler County, FL see an average of 1,890 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,890 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Flagler County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.2% under 18 years, 14.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.5%

Uninsured

35.4%

Employer Coverage

12%

Medicaid

22.8%

Medicare

17.1%

Non-Group

2.21%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Flagler County, FL declined by 3% from 10.8% to 10.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Flagler County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 51.6 in Flagler County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Flagler County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.4% in Flagler County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Flagler County, FL.