Apopka is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 26,082 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Apopka is the 102nd largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities, Apopka isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Apopka are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Apopka is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Apopka who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.75%), sales jobs (12.80%), and management occupations (9.40%).

In Apopka, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.21 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Residents of Apopka by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97.1% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While Apopka may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

As is often the case in a small city, Apopka doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Apopka Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Apopka is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.02% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Apopka in 2000 was $19,189, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $76,756 for a family of four.

Apopka is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Apopka home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Apopka is White, followed by African-American. Apopka also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.44% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Apopka include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Apopka is English. Some people also speak Spanish.