Williston is a very small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,433 people and three associated neighborhoods, Williston is the 342nd largest community in Florida. Williston 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 Williston, where the median household income is $61,111.00.

Of important note, Williston is also a city of artists. Williston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Williston’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.32% 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.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Williston has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Williston a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small city, Williston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Williston citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.73% of adults in Williston have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Williston in 2022 was $31,590, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,360 for a family of four. However, Williston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Williston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Williston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Williston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Williston include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

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