Fellsmere is a very small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 4,955 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fellsmere is the 290th largest community in Florida.Fellsmere is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fellsmere is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fellsmere who work in maintenance occupations (20.50%), office and administrative support (11.51%), and farm management occupations (8.68%). In addition, many people in Fellsmere have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.12% 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. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Fellsmere is worth considering. In Fellsmere, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.16 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in Fellsmere with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.61% of adults in Fellsmere have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fellsmere in 2022 was $16,895, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,580 for a family of four. However, Fellsmere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fellsmere is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fellsmere 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 Fellsmere, accounting for 72.30% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fellsmere residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Fellsmere include Italian, German, English, Irish, and Scottish. Fellsmere also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.65%. The most common language spoken in Fellsmere is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
