Greenacres is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 43,795 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Greenacres is the 78th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Greenacres is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Greenacres is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Greenacres who work in office and administrative support (13.35%), sales jobs (9.93%), and maintenance occupations (8.48%). One downside of living in Greenacres is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Greenacres, the average commute to work is 30.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Greenacres are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.21% of adults in Greenacres having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Greenacres in 2022 was $34,117, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,468 for a family of four. However, Greenacres contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Greenacres is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Greenacres 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 Greenacres, accounting for 42.50% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Greenacres residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Greenacres include Haitian, Italian, Irish, German, and Jamaican. Greenacres also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 42.41%. The most common language spoken in Greenacres is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
