Sebastian is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 27,087 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Sebastian is the 128th largest community in Florida.
Of important note, Sebastian is also a city of artists. Sebastian has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sebastian’s character.
Also of interest is that Sebastian has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Sebastian telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.28% 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.
Sebastian 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.
In terms of college education, Sebastian is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.06% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Sebastian in 2022 was $41,293, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,172 for a family of four. However, Sebastian contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sebastian is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sebastian home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sebastian residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sebastian also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sebastian include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Sebastian is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.