Umatilla is a very small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,889 people and four associated neighborhoods, Umatilla is the 314th largest community in Florida. Umatilla has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Umatilla, where the median household income is $67,206.00.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.24% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Umatilla has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Umatilla has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Umatilla than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Umatilla may be for you.
One downside of living in Umatilla is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Umatilla, the average commute to work is 36.86 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Umatilla is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.74% of adults 25 and older in Umatilla have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Umatilla in 2022 was $34,419, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,676 for a family of four. However, Umatilla contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Umatilla is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Umatilla home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Umatilla residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Umatilla also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Umatilla include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Umatilla is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.