Holiday is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 24,939 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Holiday is the 129th largest community in Florida.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.02% 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.
Holiday 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 Holiday is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Holiday, the average commute to work is 31.13 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The percentage of adults in Holiday with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.27% of adults in Holiday have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Holiday in 2022 was $28,649, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,596 for a family of four. However, Holiday contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Holiday is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Holiday home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holiday residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Holiday also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.46% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Holiday include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Greek.
The most common language spoken in Holiday is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.