Micanopy is a tiny town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 652 people and three associated neighborhoods, Micanopy is the 455th largest community in Florida.Micanopy is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Micanopy is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Micanopy who work in management occupations (26.51%), teaching (11.45%), and office and administrative support (9.34%). Of important note, Micanopy is also a town of artists. Micanopy has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Micanopy’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.05% 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. Overall, Micanopy’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Being a small town, Micanopy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Micanopy is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.68% of adults in Micanopy have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Micanopy in 2022 was $44,195, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,780 for a family of four. However, Micanopy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Micanopy is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Micanopy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Micanopy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Micanopy include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Micanopy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
