West Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 15,109 people and three associated neighborhoods, West Park is the 172nd largest community in Florida.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
One downside of living in West Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.34 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
West Park, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.
In terms of college education, the citizens of West Park rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.41% of adults 25 and older in West Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in West Park in 2022 was $29,528, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,112 for a family of four. However, West Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
West Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. West Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.95% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Park include Jamaican, Haitian, Bahamian, Italian, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.
In addition, West Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (41.78%).
The most common language spoken in West Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.