Green Cove Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 10,087 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 $75,142.00.

Green Cove Springs is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Green Cove Springs, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.67% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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: 27.30% 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 $38,249, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,996 for a family of four. However, Green Cove Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Green Cove Springs is a very 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. Important ancestries of people in Green Cove Springs include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Guyanese.

The most common language spoken in Green Cove Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.