Apopka is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 57,017 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Apopka is the 63rd largest community in Florida. Apopka has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Apopka, where the median household income is $87,394.00.Unlike some cities, Apopka isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Apopka are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Apopka is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Apopka who work in office and administrative support (13.91%), management occupations (11.91%), and sales jobs (10.92%). Also of interest is that Apopka has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.61% 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. In Apopka, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.86 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Apopka citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.80% of adults in Apopka have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Apopka in 2022 was $36,244, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,976 for a family of four. However, Apopka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Apopka is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Apopka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Apopka residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Apopka also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Apopka include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Jamaican. In addition, Apopka has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.40%). The most common language spoken in Apopka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
