Florida City is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 12,644 people and four associated neighborhoods, Florida City is the 186th largest community in Florida.Florida City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Florida City is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Florida City who work in maintenance occupations (11.97%), sales jobs (10.50%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (9.56%). One of the nice things about Florida City 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 Florida City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Florida City, the average commute to work is 33.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. For a small city, Florida City has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Florida City exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The citizens of Florida City have a very low rate of college education: just 6.61% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Florida City in 2022 was $16,019, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,076 for a family of four. However, Florida City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Florida City also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.62% of its population below the federal poverty line.Florida City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Florida City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Florida City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Florida City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 48.86% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Florida City include Haitian, German, Jamaican, Italian, and Bahamian. Florida City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 33.45%. The most common language spoken in Florida City is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French Creole.
