Fort Meade is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 5,341 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Meade is the 283rd largest community in Florida.
A relatively large number of people in Fort Meade telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.82% 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.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Fort Meade is worth considering.
In Fort Meade, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.52 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Fort Meade does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Fort Meade, just 9.36% 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 Fort Meade in 2022 was $25,857, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,428 for a family of four. However, Fort Meade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fort Meade is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Meade home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Meade residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Meade also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Meade include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African.
The most common language spoken in Fort Meade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.