Cantonment is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 28,321 people and five associated neighborhoods, Cantonment is the 113th largest community in Florida.Unlike some towns, Cantonment isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Cantonment are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cantonment is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cantonment who work in office and administrative support (15.66%), management occupations (12.16%), and sales jobs (9.78%). Also of interest is that Cantonment has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Being a small town, Cantonment does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Cantonment who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.28% of adults in Cantonment have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Cantonment in 2022 was $33,802, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,208 for a family of four. However, Cantonment contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cantonment is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cantonment home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cantonment residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cantonment include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Cantonment is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
