Fleming Island is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 29,142 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fleming Island is the 110th largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Fleming Island, 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 Fleming Island, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Fleming Island’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Fleming Island does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $119,046.00.Fleming Island is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.22% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fleming Island is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fleming Island who work in management occupations (20.79%), sales jobs (10.85%), and business and financial occupations (9.81%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Fleming Island. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Also of interest is that Fleming Island 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: 18.71% 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. Because of many things, Fleming Island is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Fleming Island a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Fleming Island has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Fleming Island’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Fleming Island, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.41 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Fleming Island doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Fleming Island are among the most well-educated in the nation: 47.90% of adults in Fleming Island have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fleming Island in 2022 was $57,466, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $229,864 for a family of four. Fleming Island is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fleming Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fleming Island residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fleming Island also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.70% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fleming Island include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Fleming Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
