It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Fellsmere 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. Fellsmere has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fellsmere than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fellsmere may be for you.
In Fellsmere, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.90 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Fellsmere rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.39% of adults 25 and older in Fellsmere have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Fellsmere in 2022 was $17,829, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,316 for a family of four. However, Fellsmere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fellsmere is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fellsmere 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 Fellsmere, accounting for 77.87% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fellsmere residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fellsmere include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Fellsmere's cultural character, accounting for 32.64% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Fellsmere is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
