Immokalee is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 24,557 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Immokalee is the 130th largest community in Florida.Immokalee is a blue-collar town, with 39.63% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Immokalee is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Immokalee who work in maintenance occupations (14.32%), farm management occupations (11.56%), and office and administrative support (8.28%). In Immokalee, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.91 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. In Immokalee, just 6.27% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Immokalee in 2022 was $17,876, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,504 for a family of four. However, Immokalee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Immokalee is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Immokalee 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 Immokalee, accounting for 73.64% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Immokalee residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Immokalee include Haitian, Irish, African, German, and English. Immokalee also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.97%. The most common language spoken in Immokalee is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French Creole.
