Mary Esther is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 4,070 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mary Esther is the 308th largest community in Florida.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Mary Esther, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Also of interest is that Mary Esther 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: 7.40% 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.

One of the nice things about Mary Esther 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.

In terms of college education, Mary Esther is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.50% of adults in Mary Esther have a college degree.

The per capita income in Mary Esther in 2022 was $42,879, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,516 for a family of four. However, Mary Esther contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Mary Esther is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.