Apollo Beach is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 26,002 people and four associated neighborhoods, Apollo Beach is the 122nd largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Apollo Beach, 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 Apollo Beach, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Apollo Beach’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Apollo Beach does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $113,130.00.Apollo Beach is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Apollo Beach is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Apollo Beach who work in management occupations (17.28%), office and administrative support (10.69%), and sales jobs (10.65%). Also of interest is that Apollo Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.54% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Because of many things, Apollo Beach is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Apollo Beach really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Apollo Beach perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Apollo Beach 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. One downside of living in Apollo Beach is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Apollo Beach, the average commute to work is 35.54 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Apollo Beach doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Apollo Beach ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Apollo Beach, 44.58% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Apollo Beach in 2022 was $56,572, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $226,288 for a family of four. Apollo Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Apollo Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Apollo Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Apollo Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.48% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Apollo Beach include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Apollo Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
