Treasure Island is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 7,377 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Treasure Island is the 282nd largest community in Florida.

Treasure Island is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.35% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Treasure Island is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Treasure Island who work in sales jobs (17.60%), office and administrative support jobs (14.39%), and management occupations (13.76%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.09% 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 city is also nautical, which means that parts of Treasure Island are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. This is certainly the case with Treasure Island, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

Treasure Island 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.

Treasure Island Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Treasure Island is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.85% of adults in Treasure Island have a college degree.

The per capita income in Treasure Island in 2000 was $34,965, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,860 for a family of four.

The people who call Treasure Island home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Treasure Island is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Treasure Island include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, French, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Treasure Island is English. Some people also speak German.