Plant City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 40,367 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Plant City is the 88th largest community in Florida.

A relatively large number of people in Plant City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.25% 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.

The citizens of Plant City are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.75% of adults in Plant City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Plant City in 2022 was $29,466, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,864 for a family of four. However, Plant City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Plant City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plant City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plant City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Plant City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Plant City include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Plant City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.