West Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 15,014 people and three associated neighborhoods, West Park is the 172nd largest community in Florida.

A relatively large number of people in West Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 31.36 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.

Despite being a small city, West Park has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The percentage of adults in West Park with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.34% of adults in West Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in West Park in 2018 was $24,958, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,832 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 42.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Park include Jamaican, Haitian, Italian, Bahamian, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of West Park's cultural character, accounting for 40.85% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in West Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.