Davenport is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 15,068 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Davenport is the 222nd largest community in Florida. Davenport has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Davenport, where the median household income is $65,157.00.
Also of interest is that Davenport 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 Davenport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.87% 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 Davenport, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.77 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Davenport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Davenport overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Davenport, 21.40% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Davenport in 2022 was $25,523, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,092 for a family of four. However, Davenport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Davenport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Davenport 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 Davenport, accounting for 52.00% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Davenport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Davenport include Haitian, Irish, German, Italian, and English.
Davenport also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.05%.
The most common language spoken in Davenport is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.