Davenport is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 13,485 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Davenport is the 222nd largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Davenport was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Davenport economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Davenport, where the median household income is $64,428.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Davenport is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Davenport is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Davenport who work in office and administrative support (15.98%), sales jobs (11.38%), and maintenance occupations (6.89%). Also of interest is that Davenport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.92% 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. One downside of living in Davenport is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Davenport, the average commute to work is 40.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Davenport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Davenport citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.72% of adults 25 and older in Davenport have a college degree. The per capita income in Davenport in 2022 was $25,066, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,264 for a family of four. However, Davenport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Davenport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Davenport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Davenport, accounting for 54.64% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Davenport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Davenport include Haitian, German, Italian, Irish, and Polish. In addition, Davenport has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.81%). The most common language spoken in Davenport is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
