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Dunnellon, FL
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Living in Dunnellon



Dunnellon is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 1,976 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Dunnellon is the 386th largest community in Florida.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dunnellon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dunnellon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

Being a small city, Dunnellon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Dunnellon is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.65% of adults 25 and older in Dunnellon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dunnellon in 2018 was $29,379, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,516 for a family of four. However, Dunnellon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dunnellon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dunnellon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dunnellon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dunnellon include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.

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