Fleming Island is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 29,142 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fleming Island is the 110th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Fleming Island was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fleming Island economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fleming Island, where the median household income is $119,046.00.Fleming Island is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.22% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fleming Island is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fleming Island who work in management occupations (20.79%), sales jobs (10.85%), and business and financial occupations (9.81%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Fleming Island, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. Also of interest is that Fleming Island 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: 18.71% 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, Fleming Island 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, Fleming Island really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Fleming Island 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. In Fleming Island, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.41 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Fleming Island does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Fleming Island is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.90% of adults in Fleming Island have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Fleming Island in 2022 was $57,466, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $229,864 for a family of four. Fleming Island is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fleming Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fleming Island residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fleming Island also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.70% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fleming Island include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Fleming Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
