Coconut Creek is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 57,694 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Coconut Creek is the 61st largest community in Florida. Housing costs in Coconut Creek are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities 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 professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coconut Creek who work in office and administrative support (12.55%), management occupations (11.20%), and sales jobs (10.45%). 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 13.85% 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 30.78 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: 37.98% of adults in Coconut Creek have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Coconut Creek in 2022 was $47,292, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $189,168 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 27.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Coconut Creek include Italian, German, Irish, Jamaican, and Brazilian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Coconut Creek's cultural character, accounting for 33.79% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Coconut Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
