Shalimar is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 760 people and three associated neighborhoods, Shalimar is the 447th largest community in Florida.

7.48% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Shalimar. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Professional, scientific, and technical services and Healthcare industries respectively employ 28.72% and 10.26% of the civilian workforce.

Also of interest is that Shalimar has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.28% 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.

Shalimar 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.

Shalimar is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Shalimar. 60.74% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Shalimar in 2022 was $58,024, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $232,096 for a family of four.

Shalimar is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shalimar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shalimar residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Shalimar also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.62% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shalimar include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and French.

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