Palm Coast

Population & Demographics

Palm Coast, FL

Palm Coast is home to 98,258 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 37,267 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
98,258
people
Population

98,258 residents

Median age 50.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Palm Coast population & demographics

Who lives in Palm Coast — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
98,258
Median age
50.4yrs
Median household income
$77,350
Median home value
$350,800
Median gross rent
$1,782/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.7%
Poverty rate
10.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Palm Coast

How Palm Coast breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White68.5%
Hispanic or Latino13.5%
Black10.3%
Two or more races4.3%
Asian2.6%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Palm Coast

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Palm Coast.

Palm Coast at a glance
Employed Residents
37,267
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
25.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
17.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Jacksonville
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Palm Coast proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Palm Coast commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

52 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Palm Coast

37,267 commutes, one dot at a time

Palm Coast

Where 37,267 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Palm Coast, by worker count.

1Palm Coast0.0 mi6,503
2Jacksonville59.7 mi3,320
3Bunnell6.6 mi3,055
4Daytona Beach25.2 mi2,467
5Ormond Beach19.1 mi1,565
6St. Augustine25.6 mi887
7Gainesville67.7 mi803
8Orlando70.5 mi690

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Palm Coast.

1Palm Coast0.0 mi6,503
2Jacksonville59.7 mi780
3Daytona Beach25.2 mi386
4Ormond Beach19.1 mi367
5Deltona43.2 mi248
6Bunnell6.6 mi222
7Port Orange31.6 mi180
8Flagler Beach7.3 mi150

Top industries

The sectors that employ Palm Coast’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance23.0%
RTRetail Trade19.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services15.7%
COConstruction9.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.2%
PAPublic Administration3.6%
FIFinance and Insurance2.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Palm Coast

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps5%
See all internet providers in Palm Coast

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