About Sorrento

Sorrento is a somewhat small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 6,722 people and just one neighborhood, Sorrento is the 293rd largest community in Florida.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sorrento is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sorrento is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Sorrento who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.32%), sales jobs (10.70%), and management occupations (9.48%).

One downside of living in Sorrento, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.69 minutes every day commuting to work.

Sorrento is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Sorrento isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.71% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Sorrento doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Sorrento Information and Demographics

The citizens of Sorrento are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.50% of adults in Sorrento have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sorrento in 2000 was $20,142, 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 $80,568 for a family of four.

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

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