Kissimmee is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 81,269 people and 52 associated neighborhoods, Kissimmee is the 39th largest community in Florida.
Also of interest is that Kissimmee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Kissimmee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.96% 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.
One downside of living in Kissimmee, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.36 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of people in Kissimmee who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.58% of adults in Kissimmee have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Kissimmee in 2022 was $25,390, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,560 for a family of four. However, Kissimmee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kissimmee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kissimmee 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 Kissimmee, accounting for 67.64% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Kissimmee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kissimmee include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Haitian.
In addition, Kissimmee has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (35.32%).
The most common language spoken in Kissimmee is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.