Plant City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 40,367 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Plant City is the 88th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Plant City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plant City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plant City who work in office and administrative support (13.28%), sales jobs (10.42%), and management occupations (8.11%). A relatively large number of people in Plant City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.25% 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. The population of Plant City overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Plant City, 21.75% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Plant City in 2022 was $29,466, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,864 for a family of four. However, Plant City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Plant City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plant City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plant City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Plant City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Plant City include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Plant City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
