Plantation is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 96,042 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Plantation is the 30th largest community in Florida. Housing costs in Plantation 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.Plantation is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Plantation is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plantation who work in management occupations (13.81%), sales jobs (11.99%), and office and administrative support (11.46%). Also of interest is that Plantation has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.18% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Plantation is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.06% of adults in Plantation have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Plantation in 2022 was $45,711, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,844 for a family of four. However, Plantation contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Plantation is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plantation home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plantation residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Plantation also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Plantation include Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Haitian, and German. Foreign born people are also an important part of Plantation's cultural character, accounting for 30.36% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Plantation is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
