Zephyrhills is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 19,285 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Zephyrhills is the 157th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Zephyrhills is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Zephyrhills is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Zephyrhills who work in sales jobs (13.71%), office and administrative support (12.92%), and healthcare (7.15%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.28% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The citizens of Zephyrhills are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.52% of adults in Zephyrhills have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Zephyrhills in 2022 was $25,951, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,804 for a family of four. However, Zephyrhills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Zephyrhills is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Zephyrhills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Zephyrhills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Zephyrhills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Zephyrhills include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Zephyrhills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
