Mary Esther is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 4,084 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mary Esther is the 308th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mary Esther is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mary Esther is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mary Esther who work in food service (16.58%), office and administrative support (9.28%), and sales jobs (8.74%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Mary Esther. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Also of interest is that Mary Esther has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One of the nice things about Mary Esther is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The education level of Mary Esther citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.92% of adults in Mary Esther have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Mary Esther in 2022 was $43,387, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,548 for a family of four. However, Mary Esther contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mary Esther is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mary Esther home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mary Esther residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mary Esther include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Russian. The most common language spoken in Mary Esther is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
