What kinds of homes are in Fruit Cove, FL?

Name: Types of homes in Fruit Cove, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fruit Cove, FL has 12,567 (±728) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 780 homes per square mile of land.

86.8% are detached single-family houses.

1.4% are in buildings of two to four units.

5.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 12,567 (±728)
Detached houses: 86.8%
2–4 unit buildings: 1.4%
5+ unit buildings: 5.3%

Homes in Fruit Cove by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Fruit Cove	St. Johns County	Florida	United States
Single-family, detached	86.8% (±2.2 points)	72.1%	54.7%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	4.6% (±1.1 points)	5.3%	6.7%	6.2%
2 units	0.1% (±0.2 points)	1.1%	2.0%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	1.3% (±0.9 points)	3.3%	3.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.1% (±0.2 points)	3.8%	4.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.3% (±1.0 points)	4.6%	5.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.9% (±1.8 points)	4.9%	14.4%	10.3%
Mobile home	1.9% (±1.1 points)	4.8%	8.0%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%

In Fruit Cove, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in St. Johns County (13.3%).

It is also lower than in Florida (24.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Fruit Cove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fruit Cove
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Fruit Cove	—	5.3% (±2.1 points)	—
Fleming Island	5.5 mi	10.3% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Orange Park	7.2 mi	23.8% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Green Cove Springs	8.5 mi	5.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace	8.8 mi	29.9% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Lakeside	9.3 mi	6.9% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Asbury Lake	10 mi	0.4% (±1.0 points)	Lower
World Golf Village	12 mi	6.3% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Nocatee	13 mi	5.0% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Asbury Lake, FL (0.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fleming Island, FL (10.3%), Orange Park, FL (23.8%), Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL (29.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across St. Johns County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
3	St. Augustine	28.6% (±4.9 points)
4	St. Augustine Beach	23.0% (±6.4 points)
5	Palm Valley	20.0% (±4.2 points)
6	Vilano Beach	12.0% (±7.2 points)
7	St. Augustine Shores	11.3% (±4.4 points)
8	World Golf Village	6.3% (±4.1 points)
9	Fruit Cove	5.3% (±2.1 points)
10	Nocatee	5.0% (±3.0 points)
11 (tie)	Flagler Estates	0.0% (±5.0 points)
11 (tie)	St. Augustine South	0.0% (±3.6 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in St. Johns County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fruit Cove is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fruit Cove

How many homes are in Fruit Cove?

Fruit Cove, FL has an estimated 12,567 (±728) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Fruit Cove houses or apartments?

86.8% are detached houses and 4.6% attached houses, while 6.7% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Fruit Cove?

1.4% of homes in Fruit Cove are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fruit Cove CDP, Florida

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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