Haines City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 13,131 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Haines City is the 192nd largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities, Haines City isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Haines City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Haines City is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Haines City who work in building maintenance and grounds keeping (14.58%), office and administrative support jobs (12.02%), and food service (10.91%).

Haines City Information and Demographics

The citizens of Haines City have a very low rate of college education: just 8.99% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Haines City in 2000 was $13,818, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,272 for a family of four.

Haines City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Haines City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Haines City is White, followed by African-American. Haines City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.27% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Haines City include German, English, Irish, and Haitian.

Haines City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.15%.

The most common language spoken in Haines City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.