Hollywood is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 152,650 people and 35 associated neighborhoods, Hollywood is the 12th largest community in Florida.

A relatively large number of people in Hollywood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.81% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Hollywood is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. 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 Hollywood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hollywood, the average commute to work is 30.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Hollywood is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.69% of adults in Hollywood have a college degree.

The per capita income in Hollywood in 2018 was $36,814, 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 $147,256 for a family of four. However, Hollywood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hollywood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hollywood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hollywood, accounting for 41.10% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hollywood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hollywood include Italian, Haitian, Irish, German, and English.

In addition, Hollywood has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (38.03%).

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