St. James City is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,876 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. James City is the 311th largest community in Florida.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, St. James City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. James City is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. James City who work in office and administrative support (20.10%), sales jobs (18.30%), and management occupations (16.15%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.80% 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. Another notable thing is that St. James City is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) St. James City has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. St. James City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in St. James City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, St. James City may be for you. One of the nice things about St. James City is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. St. James City is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of St. James City citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.93% of adults in St. James City have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in St. James City in 2022 was $47,351, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $189,404 for a family of four. However, St. James City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call St. James City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. James City residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in St. James City include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in St. James City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
