Dundee is a somewhat small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 5,998 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dundee is the 279th largest community in Florida. Dundee 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 Dundee, where the median household income is $44,936.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dundee is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dundee is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Dundee who work in sales jobs (15.58%), office and administrative support (13.90%), and food service (10.52%). A relatively large number of people in Dundee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.42% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Dundee has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Dundee has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Dundee than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Dundee may be for you. One downside of living in Dundee, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.86 minutes every day commuting to work. Dundee is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Dundee ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.81% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Dundee in 2022 was $17,659, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,636 for a family of four. However, Dundee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dundee is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dundee 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 Dundee, accounting for 55.26% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dundee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dundee include Irish, German, English, Barbadian, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Dundee's cultural character, accounting for 18.03% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Dundee is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
