About Ponte Vedra Beach

Ponte Vedra Beach is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 27,821 people and just one neighborhood, Ponte Vedra Beach is the 97th largest community in Florida.

Ponte Vedra Beach is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.53% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ponte Vedra Beach is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ponte Vedra Beach who work in management occupations (19.76%), sales jobs (17.15%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.06%).

Also of interest is that Ponte Vedra Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Ponte Vedra Beach, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Ponte Vedra Beach is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Ponte Vedra Beach are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Ponte Vedra Beach is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Ponte Vedra Beach Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Ponte Vedra Beach. 56.43% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Ponte Vedra Beach in 2000 was $48,086, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,344 for a family of four. However, Ponte Vedra Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Ponte Vedra Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ponte Vedra Beach is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ponte Vedra Beach include English, Irish, German, Italian, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Ponte Vedra Beach is English. Some people also speak Spanish.