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Tallahassee, FL
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Tallahassee profile


Living in Tallahassee



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.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Tallahassee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.13% 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.

Tallahassee is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Tallahassee is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.

Not only is Tallahassee a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

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 2018 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.