Mount Dora is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 17,160 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mount Dora is the 165th largest community in Florida. Mount Dora 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 Mount Dora, where the median household income is $65,774.00.Unlike some cities, Mount Dora isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mount Dora are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Dora is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Dora who work in office and administrative support (12.54%), sales jobs (11.80%), and management occupations (11.00%). Also of interest is that Mount Dora 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 Mount Dora telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.53% 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. The education level of Mount Dora citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.53% of adults in Mount Dora have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Mount Dora in 2022 was $40,912, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,648 for a family of four. However, Mount Dora contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Dora is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mount Dora home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Dora residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mount Dora also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.12% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Dora include English, German, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Mount Dora is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
