Tallahassee is a relatively large city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 201,731 people and 79 associated neighborhoods, Tallahassee is the eighth largest community in Florida.Tallahassee is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tallahassee is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tallahassee who work in office and administrative support (13.63%), teaching (10.35%), and sales jobs (9.62%). Also of interest is that Tallahassee 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: 11.13% 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. Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Tallahassee really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Tallahassee is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Tallahassee more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Tallahassee’s character and quality of life. The education level of Tallahassee ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Tallahassee, 49.88% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Tallahassee in 2022 was $33,803, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,212 for a family of four. However, Tallahassee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tallahassee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tallahassee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tallahassee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tallahassee include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Tallahassee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
