Florida City is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 13,157 people and four associated neighborhoods, Florida City is the 186th largest community in Florida.

Also of interest is that Florida City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.51% 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.

Florida City is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Florida City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Florida City, the average commute to work is 35.20 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For a small city, Florida City has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Florida City exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The percentage of people in Florida City with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.32% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Florida City in 2022 was $20,722, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,888 for a family of four. However, Florida City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Florida City also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.36% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Florida City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Florida City 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 Florida City, accounting for 56.30% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Florida City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Florida City include Haitian, German, English, Jamaican, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Florida City's cultural character, accounting for 37.74% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Florida City is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French Creole.