Summerland Key is a somewhat small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 7,254 people and three associated neighborhoods, Summerland Key is the 238th largest community in Florida.

Summerland Key home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Summerland Key real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.00% 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Summerland Key has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Summerland Key has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Summerland Key than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Summerland Key may be for you.

One downside of living in Summerland Key is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Summerland Key, the average commute to work is 30.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Summerland Key ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Summerland Key, 43.91% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Summerland Key in 2022 was $67,577, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $270,308 for a family of four. However, Summerland Key contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Summerland Key is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Summerland Key home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Summerland Key residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Summerland Key also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.03% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Summerland Key include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Summerland Key is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.