Fellsmere is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 5,028 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fellsmere is the 290th largest community in Florida.When you are in Fellsmere, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.76% of Fellsmere’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Fellsmere is a city of construction workers and builders, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fellsmere who work in maintenance occupations (13.11%), management occupations (11.88%), and office and administrative support (10.86%). It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Fellsmere 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. Fellsmere has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fellsmere than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fellsmere may be for you. One downside of living in Fellsmere is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Fellsmere, the average commute to work is 32.79 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Despite the fact that it is a small city, Fellsmere has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.The percentage of people in Fellsmere with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.12% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fellsmere in 2022 was $19,853, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,412 for a family of four. However, Fellsmere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fellsmere is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fellsmere 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 Fellsmere, accounting for 76.28% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fellsmere residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fellsmere include Irish, German, English, Haitian, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Fellsmere's cultural character, accounting for 31.50% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Fellsmere is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
