Palm Coast, FL: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices
Public data on Palm Coast, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.
Palm Coast at a glance
Furthest from the US: share of residents 65 and older (29.5% against 17.2%), then share of residents who speak Spanish at home (8.3% against 13.6%).
- Residents, July 2025 estimate109,886Up 23.2% from the April 2020 base of 89,224
- Median household income$77,350Above Florida ($74,568), below the US ($80,734)
- Median age50.4Above Florida (42.6), well above the US (38.9)
- Residents 65 and older29.5%Well above both Florida (21.3%) and the US (17.2%)
- Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)29.7%Below both Florida (34.2%) and the US (35.7%)
- Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)8.3%Well below both Florida (22.6%) and the US (13.6%)
The median household income is where Palm Coast and Daytona Beach (25 miles apart) differ most: $77,350 against $52,058, then the share who speak Spanish at home (8.3% against 6.2%).
Local healthcare landscape in Palm Coast
The City of Palm Coast's comprehensive plan supports the Palm Coast Town Center, which is located in the SR 100 Corridor Community Redevelopment Area, as an Innovation District, and the city's Arts District page says the Arts District will continue to revitalize the Innovation District in Town Center. The plan also names a South Old Kings Road Planning Area and refers to the Airport Area Master Plan. A city plan for the Parkway East District says the birth of Palm Coast took place in the study area, originally known as the Palm Harbor section. AdventHealth Palm Coast, at 60 Memorial Medical Parkway, refers to itself as a Flagler County hospital and lists cancer care, diabetes care, digestive care, emergency and urgent care, and heart and vascular care.
Neighborhoods and areas
- Town Center
- South Old Kings Road Planning Area
- Parkway East District
- Palm Harbor
Sources for this section
- City of Palm Coast, Comprehensive Plan Chapter 1 Future Land Use Element (palmcoast.gov)
- City of Palm Coast, Arts District (palmcoast.gov)
- City of Palm Coast, Parkway East District Neighborhood Assessment, Reinvestment and Preservation Plan, 2012 (palmcoast.gov)
- AdventHealth Palm Coast (adventhealth.com), web.archive.org snapshot of the same official URL
Who practices in Palm Coast
NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Palm Coast, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Palm Coast is closest to the US rate among chiropractors (0.9 times the US rate) and lowest among optometrists (0.4 times).
| Specialty | In Palm Coast | Residents per provider | US | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 49 | 1 per 2,243 | 1 per 1,340 | Well below |
| Chiropractors | 30 | 1 per 3,663 | 1 per 3,311 | Below |
| Dermatologists | 3 | 1 per 36,629 | 1 per 17,857 | Well below |
| Physical therapists | 68 | 1 per 1,616 | 1 per 1,181 | Well below |
| Optometrists | 8 | 1 per 13,736 | 1 per 5,291 | Well below |
| Podiatrists | 5 | 1 per 21,977 | 1 per 14,706 | Well below |
| Plastic surgeons | 1 | 1 per 109,886 | 1 per 58,824 | Well below |
Private-sector health care employers in Flagler County, 2024
2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of dentists are 15.2% of them, below the US share of 18.5%.
- Ambulatory health care establishments224Average employment 1,384
- Offices of physicians67
- Offices of dentists34
- Offices of other health practitioners66
What we'd prioritize for a Palm Coast practice
Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.
Be easy to find for people who just moved here
Palm Coast grew by 20,662 residents (+23.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025. With that many new residents, we would start with maps and directory listings.
Medicare-age services and an easy-to-read site
29.5% of Palm Coast residents are 65 or older, against 17.2% for the US. Medicare-age services get their own pages, with large type and the phone number one tap away (website design).
Room to stand out for optometrists
Palm Coast has 0.4 times the US number of NPI-registered optometrists per resident (one for every 13,736 residents). Fewer local competitors in search for a optometrist. See our marketing for optometrists.
Get into local search early
Across the seven provider groups on this page, Palm Coast has 14.9 NPI-registered providers per 10,000 residents, against 22.3 for the US. The thinnest group is optometrists, at 0.4 times the US rate. Fewer competitors to outrank: we would start with local SEO.
Florida advertising rules to know
The Florida page quotes the 5 state rules we check before anything goes live.
Talk to Us About Your Palm Coast Practice
- No Long-Term Contracts
- HIPAA-Compliant
- 4–6 Week Delivery
Sources
- Census Bureau population estimates, July 1, 2025 estimates; April 1, 2020 estimates base
- Census Gazetteer files, 2025
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 5-year
- CMS NPI Registry, live registry as of 2026-11-01
- Census ZIP code relationship files, 2020
- 2020 Census block populations, April 1, 2020
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (private sector), 2024 annual averages
Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.
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