About Boca Grande

Boca Grande is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 1,545 people and just one neighborhood, Boca Grande is the 431st largest community in Florida.

Boca Grande is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Boca Grande is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boca Grande who work in management occupations (20.09%), art, media and design (10.27%), and sales jobs (9.82%).

Of important note, Boca Grande is also a town of artists. Boca Grande has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Boca Grande's character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 33.91% 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.

Boca Grande is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Seniors make up 50.10% of Boca Grande's population, making it a popular place to retire. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, Boca Grande is good place for those over 65 to settle, as they will find many opportunities for socializing, as well as having access to many services oriented toward seniors.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Boca Grande are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One of the benefits of Boca Grande is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 10.43 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small town, Boca Grande does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Boca Grande Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Boca Grande. 68.65% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Boca Grande in 2000 was $107,297, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $429,188 for a family of four. However, Boca Grande contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Boca Grande home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Boca Grande is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Boca Grande include English, German, Irish, Scottish, French, Scotch-Irish, Norwegian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Boca Grande is English.