It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bonifay has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bonifay has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bonifay than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bonifay may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Bonifay doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Bonifay is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.91% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bonifay in 2022 was $19,419, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,676 for a family of four. Bonifay also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.96% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Bonifay is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bonifay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bonifay residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bonifay include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Bonifay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
