Holiday is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 24,939 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Holiday is the 129th largest community in Florida.
Also of interest is that Holiday has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Holiday telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
One of the nice things about Holiday is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Holiday is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Holiday, the average commute to work is 30.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The rate of college-level education in Holiday is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.23% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Holiday in 2022 was $25,671, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,684 for a family of four.
Holiday is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Holiday home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holiday residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Holiday also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.85% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Holiday include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Greek.
The most common language spoken in Holiday is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.