Immokalee is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 24,557 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Immokalee is the 130th largest community in Florida.Immokalee is a blue-collar town, with 39.63% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Immokalee is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Immokalee who work in maintenance occupations (14.32%), farm management occupations (11.56%), and office and administrative support (8.28%). One downside of living in Immokalee, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.91 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Immokalee has a very low overall level of education: only 6.27% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Immokalee in 2022 was $17,876, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,504 for a family of four. However, Immokalee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Immokalee is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Immokalee 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 Immokalee, accounting for 73.64% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Immokalee residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Immokalee include Haitian, Irish, African, German, and English. Immokalee also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.97%. The most common language spoken in Immokalee is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French Creole.
