Plant City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 40,367 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Plant City is the 88th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities, Plant City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Plant City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plant City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plant City who work in office and administrative support (13.28%), sales jobs (10.42%), and management occupations (8.11%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The education level of Plant City citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.75% of adults in Plant City have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Plant City in 2022 was $29,466, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,864 for a family of four. However, Plant City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Plant City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plant City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plant City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Plant City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Plant City include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Plant City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
