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. Green Cove Springs has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Green Cove Springs, where the median household income is $63,760.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Green Cove Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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. Being a small city, Green Cove Springs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Green Cove Springs is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.10% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.
