Apopka is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 59,113 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Apopka is the 63rd largest community in Florida. Apopka 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 Apopka, where the median household income is $95,703.00.

Also of interest is that Apopka 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 Apopka telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.18% 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 Apopka is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Apopka, the average commute to work is 33.03 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The population of Apopka 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: 37.72% of adults in Apopka have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Apopka in 2022 was $38,926, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,704 for a family of four. However, Apopka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Apopka is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Apopka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Apopka residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Apopka also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Apopka include English, German, Irish, Jamaican, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Apopka's cultural character, accounting for 20.37% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Apopka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.