Homestead is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 81,562 people and 41 associated neighborhoods, Homestead is the 37th largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Homestead, 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 Homestead, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Homestead’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Homestead does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $57,739.00.Homestead is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Homestead is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Homestead who work in sales jobs (10.90%), office and administrative support (10.82%), and management occupations (8.14%). Homestead is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. One downside of living in Homestead is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Homestead, the average commute to work is 35.74 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Homestead are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.78% of adults in Homestead having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Homestead in 2022 was $22,293, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,172 for a family of four. However, Homestead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Homestead is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Homestead 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 Homestead, accounting for 65.78% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Homestead residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Homestead include Haitian, Jamaican, French, German, and Italian. Homestead also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.84%. The most common language spoken in Homestead is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
