Zolfo Springs ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.69% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Zolfo Springs in 2018 was $19,134, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,536 for a family of four. However, Zolfo Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Zolfo Springs also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.42% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Zolfo Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Zolfo Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Zolfo Springs, accounting for 69.02% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Zolfo Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Zolfo Springs include English, Scots-Irish, German, Italian, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Zolfo Springs's cultural character, accounting for 19.78% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Zolfo Springs is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and African languages.
