Maitland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 19,356 people and six associated neighborhoods, Maitland is the 143rd largest community in Florida. Maitland has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Maitland, where the median household income is $89,871.00. Housing costs in Maitland are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Florida.Maitland is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.28% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Maitland is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Maitland who work in management occupations (19.02%), office and administrative support (12.32%), and business and financial occupations (11.44%). Also of interest is that Maitland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Maitland is also a city of artists. Maitland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Maitland’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.12% 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. If knowledge is power, Maitland is a pretty powerful place. 59.61% of the adults in Maitland have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Maitland in 2022 was $59,139, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $236,556 for a family of four. However, Maitland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Maitland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Maitland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maitland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Maitland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Maitland include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Maitland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
