Coconut Creek is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 57,348 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Coconut Creek is the 61st largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities, Coconut Creek isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Coconut Creek are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Coconut Creek is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coconut Creek who work in office and administrative support (14.94%), management occupations (11.98%), and sales jobs (10.26%). Also of interest is that Coconut Creek 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 Coconut Creek telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.41% 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 Coconut Creek is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Coconut Creek, the average commute to work is 30.39 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The population of Coconut Creek is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.36% of adults in Coconut Creek have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Coconut Creek in 2022 was $45,657, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,628 for a family of four. However, Coconut Creek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Coconut Creek is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coconut Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coconut Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Coconut Creek also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.68% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Coconut Creek include Italian, German, Irish, Brazilian, and English. In addition, Coconut Creek has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (33.74%). The most common language spoken in Coconut Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
