Neptune Beach, Florida Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 7,270. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,018 (-3.5% change)
Males: 3,703 (50.9%), Females: 3,567 (49.1%)
Duval County
Zip code: 32266
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $53,576
Median house value: $148,400
Population by Race
Races in Neptune Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (16.3%), English (13.7%), Irish (13.6%), United States (9.9%), Italian (6.1%), Scottish (3.1%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Neptune Beach
- High school or higher: 93.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 40.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Neptune Beach city
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 17.4%
3.9% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.7% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +858 (+13.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Neptune Beach:
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER – BEACHES (about 3 miles; JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL)
- BROOKS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE (about 13 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Neptune Beach:
- JACKSONVILLE INTL (about 23 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: JAX)
- ST AUGUSTINE (about 26 miles; ST AUGUSTINE, FL; Abbreviation: SGJ)
- BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES (about 65 miles; BRUNSWICK, GA; Abbreviation: BQK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Neptune Beach:
- CRAIG MUNI (about 7 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: CRG)
- FERNANDINA BEACH MUNI (about 20 miles; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Abbreviation: 55J)
- HERLONG (about 28 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: HEG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Neptune Beach:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 6 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,256)
- FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 18 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,495)
- SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PALATKA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,509)
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 79 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 41,543)
- EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,008)
- DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,257)
- BETHUNE COOKMAN COLLEGE (about 81 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,638)
Schools
Public high school in Neptune Beach:
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,343; Location: 700 SEAGATE AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Neptune Beach:
- NEPTUNE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,025; Location: 1515 FLORIDA BOULEVARD; Grades: PK – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Neptune Beach:
- BEACHES CHAPEL SCHOOL (Students: 217; Location: 610 FLORIDA BLVD; Grades: PK – 8)
- CHRIST UNITED METHODIST KINDER (Students: 70; Location: 400 PENMAN ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
- THE RED SCHOOL HOUSE (Students: 47; Location: 2049 FLORIDA BOULEVARD; Grades: KG – 6)