Deerfield Beach is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 64,716 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Deerfield Beach is the 33rd largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Deerfield Beach is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Deerfield Beach is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Deerfield Beach who work in sales jobs (15.26%), office and administrative support jobs (15.01%), and management occupations (10.21%).

Also of interest is that Deerfield Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Seniors make up 29.12% of Deerfield Beach's population, making it a popular place to retire. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, Deerfield Beach is good place for those over 65 to settle, as they will find many opportunities for socializing, as well as having access to many services oriented toward seniors.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Deerfield Beach 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.

Deerfield Beach Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Deerfield Beach who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.16% of adults in Deerfield Beach have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Deerfield Beach in 2000 was $23,296, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,184 for a family of four.

Deerfield Beach is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Deerfield Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Deerfield Beach is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Deerfield Beach include Italian, Irish, German, English, Haitian, Brazilian, Polish, and Russian.

Deerfield Beach also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.68%.

The languages spoken by people in Deerfield Beach are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Deerfield Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Portuguese, French Creole, and French.