Flagler Beach is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 5,541 people and three associated neighborhoods, Flagler Beach is the 281st largest community in Florida. Flagler Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Flagler Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities, Flagler Beach isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Flagler Beach are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Flagler Beach is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Flagler Beach who work in management occupations (16.96%), business and financial occupations (11.07%), and sales jobs (10.44%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 28.98% 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. Flagler Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Being a small city, Flagler Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Flagler Beach is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.49% of adults in Flagler Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Flagler Beach in 2022 was $64,575, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $258,300 for a family of four. However, Flagler Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Flagler Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Flagler Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Flagler Beach include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Flagler Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
