About Myakka City

Myakka City is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 4,056 people and just one neighborhood, Myakka City is the 355th largest community in Florida.

Myakka City has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Myakka City, where the median household income is $54,216.

7.15% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Myakka City. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Construction and Healthcare industries respectively employ 16.42% and 11.76% of the civilian workforce.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 7.26% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 town is also nautical, which means that parts of Myakka City are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Myakka City, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.98 minutes every day commuting to work.

Myakka City is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Myakka City, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.51% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Myakka City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Myakka City Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Myakka City with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.87% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Myakka City in 2000 was $24,143, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,572 for a family of four. However, Myakka City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Myakka City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Myakka City is White, followed by Asian. Myakka City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.68% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Myakka City include English, German, and Irish.

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