Tamarac is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 71,912 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Tamarac is the 45th largest community in Florida.
Also of interest is that Tamarac 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 Tamarac telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.75% 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 Tamarac, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.00 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The overall education level of Tamarac is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.44% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Tamarac in 2022 was $35,620, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,480 for a family of four. However, Tamarac contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tamarac is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tamarac 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 Tamarac, accounting for 34.29% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Tamarac residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Tamarac include Jamaican, Italian, Haitian, Irish, and German.
In addition, Tamarac has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (37.11%).
The most common language spoken in Tamarac is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.