About Everglades

Everglades is a tiny coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 482 people and just one neighborhood, Everglades is the 477th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Everglades is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Everglades is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Everglades who work in sales jobs (18.27%), food service (9.14%), and office and administrative support jobs (8.63%).

Everglades 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.

One of the nice things about Everglades is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Everglades spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.03 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Everglades Information and Demographics

The population of Everglades overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Everglades, 17.46% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Everglades in 2000 was $20,535, 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 $82,140 for a family of four.

The people who call Everglades home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Everglades is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Everglades include German, English, Irish, Polish, and French Canadian.

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