About Captiva

Captiva is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 383 people and just one neighborhood, Captiva is the 482nd largest community in Florida.

Unlike some towns , Captiva isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Captiva are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Captiva is a town of managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Captiva who work in management occupations (46.04%), building maintenance and grounds keeping (7.19%), and business and financial occupations (6.47%).

A relatively large number of people in Captiva telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 30.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Captiva is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town 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 town.

A very large number of seniors call Captiva home: people 65 and over are 32.38% of the population. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, this is good place for the over-65 crowd to settle, as many of the town's services and social community are geared to this demographic.

One of the nice things about Captiva is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One of the benefits of Captiva is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.30 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.

Captiva is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Captiva Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Captiva 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: 32.26% of adults in Captiva have a college degree.

The per capita income in Captiva in 2000 was $77,458, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $309,832 for a family of four. However, Captiva contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Captiva also has one of the lowest poverty rates in America, with just 0% of the people in Captiva living in poverty.

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

The most common language spoken in Captiva is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.