Davenport is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 16,764 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Davenport is the 222nd largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Davenport, 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 Davenport, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Davenport’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Davenport does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $73,685.00.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 service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Davenport who work in office and administrative support (10.98%), management occupations (9.24%), and sales jobs (6.67%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.12% 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, Davenport 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, Davenport really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Davenport 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. In Davenport, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.67 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Davenport is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Davenport is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.57% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Davenport in 2022 was $27,355, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,420 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 53.76% 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, Italian, German, Irish, and Jamaican. In addition, Davenport has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.55%). The most common language spoken in Davenport is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
