Chiefland is a very small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 2,420 people and three associated neighborhoods, Chiefland is the 367th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Chiefland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chiefland is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chiefland who work in management occupations (17.63%), office and administrative support (15.34%), and sales jobs (11.17%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.89% 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. Being a small city, Chiefland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Chiefland is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.52% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Chiefland in 2022 was $29,839, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,356 for a family of four. However, Chiefland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chiefland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chiefland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chiefland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chiefland include German, Scottish, English, Dutch, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Chiefland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
