Davenport is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 13,485 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Davenport is the 222nd largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Davenport was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Davenport economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Davenport, where the median household income is $64,428.00.
Also of interest is that Davenport 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 Davenport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.92% 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.
In Davenport, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.19 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Davenport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Davenport citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.72% of adults 25 and older in Davenport have a college degree.
The per capita income in Davenport in 2022 was $25,066, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,264 for a family of four. However, Davenport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Davenport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Davenport 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 Davenport, accounting for 54.64% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Davenport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Davenport include Haitian, German, Italian, Irish, and Polish.
Davenport also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.81%.
The most common language spoken in Davenport is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.