Bonita Springs is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 32,914 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Bonita Springs is the 80th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bonita Springs is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bonita Springs is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bonita Springs who work in sales jobs (16.02%), office and administrative support jobs (11.15%), and management occupations (9.72%).

Bonita Springs is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.

Bonita Springs is a major retirement destination. In fact, people 65 and over make up 31.49% of the population. For those considering a place to retire, Bonita Springs may be a good choice because much of the city's services and social community are oriented toward the over-65 demographic.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Bonita Springs 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.

Bonita Springs Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Bonita Springs is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.54% of adults in Bonita Springs have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bonita Springs in 2000 was $37,958, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,832 for a family of four.

The people who call Bonita Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bonita Springs is White, followed by Asian. Bonita Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.16% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Bonita Springs include German, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, and French.

In addition, Bonita Springs has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.99%).

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