the population distribution was 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $33,487, and for a family was $40,443. Males had a median income of $28,097 versus $22,040 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,673. About 14.6% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.2% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over. Education Green Cove Springs is part of the Clay County School District. The city is home to Charles E. Bennett Elementary School, Green Cove Springs Jr. High School, and the Bannerman Learning Center. Clay High School lies just feet outside of the western city limits. Notable people Cliff Avril (born 1986), player in the National Football League Charles Thomas Butler (1906–1964), Major League Baseball pitcher Frank J. Canova Jr. (born 1956), electronics engineer, known for inventing the smartphone Caeleb Dressel (born 1996), swimmer and seven-time Olympic gold medalist Will Holden (born 1993), player in the National Football League Charles E. Merrill (1885–1956), American businessman and philanthropist Maxey Dell Moody Jr. (1913–1987), founder of MOBRO Marine, Inc. Augusta Fells Savage (1892–1962), sculptor and art educator, leader during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s Jacob Deel (born 2005), Winner of bassmaster classic high school 2022 Parker Stalvey (born 2005), Winner of bassmaster classic high school 2022 Museums Clay County Historical Society Museum Military Museum of North Florida References External links Cities in Florida Cities in Clay County, Florida County seats in Florida Populated places on the St. Johns River Cities in the Jacksonville metropolitan area Springs of Florida Bodies of water of Clay County, Florida 1854 establishments in Florida Populated places established in 1854