Placida is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,749 people and two associated neighborhoods, Placida is the 326th largest community in Florida. Placida home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Placida real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Placida is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.90% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Placida is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Placida who work in sales jobs (24.45%), office and administrative support (19.65%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (16.19%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 37.45% 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. Another notable thing is that Placida is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Placida’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Placida has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Placida a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Placida 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Placida is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Placida ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Placida, 42.64% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Placida in 2022 was $55,325, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $221,300 for a family of four. However, Placida contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Placida home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Placida residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Placida include English, German, Irish, Swedish, and Czech. The most common language spoken in Placida is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
