About Wekiwa Springs

Wekiwa Springs is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 23,275 people and just one neighborhood, Wekiwa Springs is the 113rd largest community in Florida.

Wekiwa Springs is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.51% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wekiwa Springs is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wekiwa Springs who work in sales jobs (19.16%), management occupations (16.80%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.90%).

Also of interest is that Wekiwa Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Wekiwa Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.97% 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.

In addition, Wekiwa Springs is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Wekiwa Springs is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Wekiwa Springs a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Wekiwa Springs has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Wekiwa Springs's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Residents of Wekiwa Springs by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 99% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Wekiwa Springs may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Wekiwa Springs is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Wekiwa Springs Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Wekiwa Springs. 49.62% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Wekiwa Springs in 2000 was $36,196, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,784 for a family of four. However, Wekiwa Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Wekiwa Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wekiwa Springs is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wekiwa Springs include German, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, French, and Russian.

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