Groveland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 22,374 people and four associated neighborhoods, Groveland is the 153rd largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Groveland was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Groveland economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Groveland, where the median household income is $84,347.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Groveland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Groveland is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Groveland who work in office and administrative support (16.69%), sales jobs (9.88%), and management occupations (9.84%). Of important note, Groveland is also a city of artists. Groveland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Groveland’s character. Also of interest is that Groveland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Groveland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.51% 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. One downside of living in Groveland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.88 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Groveland are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.45% of adults in Groveland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Groveland in 2022 was $39,878, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,512 for a family of four. However, Groveland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Groveland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Groveland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Groveland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Groveland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Groveland include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Groveland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
