Sebastian is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 26,364 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Sebastian is the 128th largest community in Florida.Sebastian is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sebastian is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sebastian who work in office and administrative support (12.59%), management occupations (10.18%), and sales jobs (9.92%). Also of interest is that Sebastian has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Sebastian is also a city of artists. Sebastian has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sebastian’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Sebastian 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. In Sebastian, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.48 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The overall education level of Sebastian citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.47% of adults in Sebastian have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Sebastian in 2022 was $39,802, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,208 for a family of four. However, Sebastian contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sebastian is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sebastian home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sebastian residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sebastian include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Sebastian is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
