Parkland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 36,895 people and three associated neighborhoods, Parkland is the 98th largest community in Florida. Parkland has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Parkland, where the median household income is $188,544.00.

Parkland home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Parkland real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Parkland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 27.01% 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.

Because of many things, Parkland is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Parkland really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Parkland perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Parkland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.32 minutes every day commuting to work.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Parkland, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Parkland is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 66.00% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Parkland in 2022 was $63,915, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,660 for a family of four.

Parkland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Parkland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parkland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Parkland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Parkland include Italian, Irish, Polish, Russian, and English.

In addition, Parkland has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.21%).

The most common language spoken in Parkland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.