Brooksville is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 9,789 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Brooksville is the 224th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brooksville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brooksville is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Brooksville who work in sales jobs (12.84%), office and administrative support (12.03%), and healthcare suport services (9.86%). A relatively large number of people in Brooksville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.21% 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. Brooksville 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. In terms of college education, Brooksville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.72% of adults 25 and older in Brooksville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Brooksville in 2022 was $37,613, 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 $150,452 for a family of four. However, Brooksville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brooksville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brooksville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brooksville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Brooksville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brooksville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Brooksville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
