Myakka City is a very small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 4,874 people and just one neighborhood, Myakka City is the 301st largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Myakka City, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Myakka City, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Myakka City’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Myakka City does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $103,460.00.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Myakka City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Myakka City is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Myakka City who work in office and administrative support (17.89%), management occupations (15.05%), and healthcare (8.56%).
A relatively large number of people in Myakka City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.70% 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.
Myakka City is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Myakka City’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in Myakka City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Myakka City, the average commute to work is 36.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The population of Myakka City overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Myakka City, 24.36% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Myakka City in 2022 was $42,410, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,640 for a family of four. However, Myakka City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Myakka City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Myakka City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Myakka City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Myakka City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.26% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Myakka City include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Myakka City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 19 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 95.0% of America.
The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 6.3% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Florida. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Myakka City are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 74.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 64.2% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 33.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 23.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.3%), and 18.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Myakka City, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (13.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.3%), and residents who report English roots (10.8%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (7.7%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.2%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.1% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (76.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.