Rotonda West is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 12,963 people and three associated neighborhoods, Rotonda West is the 199th largest community in Florida.Rotonda West is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.10% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rotonda West is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rotonda West who work in sales jobs (15.57%), management occupations (12.42%), and office and administrative support (11.14%). Also of interest is that Rotonda West has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Rotonda West has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Rotonda West has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Rotonda West than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Rotonda West may be for you. Rotonda West is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. The percentage of people in Rotonda West who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.60% of adults in Rotonda West have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rotonda West in 2022 was $42,979, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,916 for a family of four. However, Rotonda West contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Rotonda West home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rotonda West residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rotonda West include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Rotonda West is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.
