Green Cove Springs is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 10,042 people and six associated neighborhoods, Green Cove Springs is the 213th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Green Cove Springs was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Green Cove Springs economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Green Cove Springs, where the median household income is $63,760.00.Green Cove Springs is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Green Cove Springs is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Green Cove Springs who work in management occupations (13.27%), office and administrative support (8.60%), and sales jobs (7.60%). Also of interest is that Green Cove Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Green Cove Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.59% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small city, Green Cove Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Green Cove Springs who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.10% of adults in Green Cove Springs have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Green Cove Springs in 2022 was $29,573, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,292 for a family of four. However, Green Cove Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Green Cove Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Green Cove Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Green Cove Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Green Cove Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.42% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Green Cove Springs include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Green Cove Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
