Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL

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2024 Population
110,873
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
18.6%
1.23% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$57,594
4.05% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$210,100
9.48% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
39,868
2.09% 1-year growth

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9.31% of the households in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, 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.

97% of the residents in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL are Saint Johns River State College (1,227 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL was $210,100, and the homeownership rate was 76.4%.

Most people in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28 minutes. The average car ownership in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL is home to a population of 111k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.93% of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL residents were born outside of the country (6.58k people).

In 2024, there were 6.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (80.4k people) in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.85k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL are Spanish (7,977 households), Portuguese (273 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (186 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
55,201
Women
50.3%
54,594
Men
49.7%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 109,795 inhabitants, with 49.7% men, and 50.3% women.

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Citizenship

97%
2024 Citizenship
97%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    80.4k ± 2.13k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    12.1k ± 641
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    7.85k ± 747
11%
Hispanic Population
12.2k people

In 2024, there were 6.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (80.4k people) in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.85k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11% of the people in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL are hispanic (12.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,447 ± 1,201 people
  2. Germany
    429 ± 508 people
  3. Canada
    393 ± 486 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL was Mexico, the natal country of 2,447 Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL residents, followed by Germany with 429 and Canada with 393.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.93%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
6.58k people
5.91%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
6.48k people

As of 2024, 5.93% of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL residents (6.58k 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 Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL was 5.91%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    7,977 households (7.51%)
  2. Portuguese
    273 households (0.257%)
  3. French (Incl. Cajun)
    186 households (0.175%)

9.31% of the households in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL was Spanish. 7.51% of the households in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,437 ± 408
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,851 ± 353
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,331 ± 318

Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.86 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL employs 39.9k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL were Construction (3,932 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,027 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,677 people), and the highest paying industries were Other motor vehicle dealers ($199,080), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($131,840), and Aircraft & parts manufacturing ($116,410).

Males in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,247. The income inequality in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
18,633
Women
46.7%
21,235
Men
53.3%

The workforce of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL in 2023 was 39,868 people, with 46.7% woman, and 53.3% men.

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Occupations

39.9k
2023 Value
2.09%
1 Year growth
± 2.09%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 2.09%, from 39.1k employees to 39.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,201 people), Customer service representatives (1,009 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (975 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

39.9k
2023 Value
2.09%
1 Year growth
± 2.09%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 2.09%, from 39.1k employees to 39.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL, are Construction (3,932 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,027 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,677 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL, though some of these residents may live in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, 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

$44,298
Median earning men ± $2,678
$35,652
Median earning women ± $2,748

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,159), Public Administration ($60,066), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,365).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($56,263), Public Administration ($53,602), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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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.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL awarded 1,227 degrees. The student population of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,590 male students and 4,476 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL are White (818 and 66.7%), Hispanic or Latino (175 and 14.3%), Black or African American (93 and 7.59%), and Two or More Races (64 and 5.22%).

The largest universities in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL by number of degrees awarded are Saint Johns River State College (1,227 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (630 and 51.3%), Registered Nursing (157 and 12.8%), and Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (60 and 4.89%).

The median tuition cost in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL for a public four year colleges is $2,067 for in-state students and $8,408 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 7,066 students enrolled in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL, 36.7% men and 63.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,360 records, of which 63.3% were women and 36.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    630 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    110 degrees awarded
  3. Radiographer
    14 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 630 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Saint Johns River State College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,227 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Saint Johns River State College with 1,227 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 462 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL, which is 0.604 times less than the 765 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 818 degrees mean that there were 4.67 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 175 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($2,067) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($763) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,463) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 1.02% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.636% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (32.8k), Some college (18.5k), and Secondary Education (15.7k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL was $210,100 in 2024, which is 0.631 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $191,900 to $210,100, a 9.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL is 76.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$210,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,680
$35,560
Median Property Taxes
±$1,603

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 Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

76.4%
Homeownership
2024
71%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.4% of the housing units in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,594
Median Household Income
± $3,947
46.5k
Number of Households
± 1,972

In 2024, the median household income of the 46.5k households in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL grew to $57,594 from the previous year's value of $55,352.

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Wage Distribution

0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL
0.453
2022 Wage GINI in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL

In 2023, the income inequality in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.801% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.1%)
  3. Carpooled (11%)

In 2024, 73% of workers in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.1%) and those who carpooled to work (11%).

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Commute Time

28 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.36% of the workforce in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, 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 Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL (20.3k out of 109k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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Health

86.7% of the population of Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL has health coverage, with 28.9% on employee plans, 22.5% on Medicaid, 18.6% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 3.1% 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, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,370 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,370 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 16% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.3%
Uninsured
28.9%
Employer Coverage
22.5%
Medicaid
18.6%
Medicare
13.7%
Non-Group
3.1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL declined by 11% from 14.9% to 13.3%.

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