One downside of living in West Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In West Park, the average commute to work is 34.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
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.
