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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Haines City, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Haines City, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Haines City’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Haines City does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $58,227.00.

A relatively large number of people in Haines City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.74% 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 Haines City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.51 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Haines City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.47% of adults 25 and older in Haines City have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.

In addition, Haines City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.87%).

The most common language spoken in Haines City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.