Haines City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 37,272 people and six associated neighborhoods, Haines City is the 119th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Haines City was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Haines City economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Haines City, where the median household income is $58,227.00.Haines City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Haines City is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Haines City who work in office and administrative support (12.25%), management occupations (9.13%), and personal care services (8.95%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.74% 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. One downside of living in Haines City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Haines City, the average commute to work is 34.51 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Haines City citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.47% of adults 25 and older in Haines City have a college degree. The per capita income in Haines City in 2022 was $28,150, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,600 for a family of four. However, Haines City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Haines City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Haines City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Haines City, accounting for 45.41% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Haines City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Haines City include Haitian, English, German, Italian, and Irish. Haines City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.87%. The most common language spoken in Haines City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
