Valrico is a somewhat small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 6,669 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Valrico is the 295th largest community in Florida.

Valrico is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Valrico is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Valrico who work in sales jobs (16.24%), office and administrative support jobs (14.91%), and management occupations (9.81%).

Valrico is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Valrico isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.54% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Valrico doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Valrico Information and Demographics

The education level of Valrico citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.48% of adults in Valrico have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Valrico in 2000 was $20,432, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,728 for a family of four.

The people who call Valrico home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Valrico is White, followed by African-American. Valrico also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.32% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Valrico include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Valrico is English. Some people also speak Spanish.