Chiefland is a very small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 2,420 people and three associated neighborhoods, Chiefland is the 367th largest community in Florida.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.89% 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.

Being a small city, Chiefland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Chiefland with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.52% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chiefland in 2022 was $29,839, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,356 for a family of four. However, Chiefland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chiefland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chiefland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chiefland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chiefland include German, Scottish, English, Dutch, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Chiefland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.