Rotonda West is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 13,660 people and three associated neighborhoods, Rotonda West is the 199th largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Rotonda West, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Rotonda West, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Rotonda West’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Rotonda West does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $75,968.00.
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.
A relatively large number of people in Rotonda West telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.84% 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.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Rotonda West has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rotonda West a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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 education level of Rotonda West citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.55% of adults in Rotonda West have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Rotonda West in 2022 was $49,328, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,312 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rotonda West include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Rotonda West is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.