Bunnell is a very small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,879 people and just one neighborhood, Bunnell is the 325th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Bunnell was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Bunnell economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Bunnell, where the median household income is $52,564.00.
Bunnell is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.92% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bunnell is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bunnell who work in office and administrative support (17.32%), sales jobs (16.74%), and food service (9.74%).
A relatively large number of people in Bunnell telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.80% 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.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Bunnell is worth considering.
As is often the case in a small city, Bunnell doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Bunnell are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.19% of adults in Bunnell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Bunnell in 2022 was $25,536, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,144 for a family of four. However, Bunnell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bunnell is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bunnell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bunnell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bunnell include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Bunnell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 99.0% of all neighborhoods in America, with 49.3% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 19 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 95.0% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian and Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 10.2% have Polish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Bunnell are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 19.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 34.0% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (20.4%), and 17.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Bunnell, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (13.9%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (13.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.1%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (10.2%), along with some German ancestry residents (6.1%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (82.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (16.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.