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Tamarac, FL
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Tamarac profile


Living in Tamarac


Tamarac is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 75,147 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Tamarac is the 45th largest community in Florida.

Also of interest is that Tamarac 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 Tamarac telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.85% 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 Tamarac is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Tamarac, the average commute to work is 32.12 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The overall education level of Tamarac citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.39% of adults in Tamarac have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Tamarac in 2022 was $35,893, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,572 for a family of four. However, Tamarac contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Tamarac is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tamarac home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tamarac residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Tamarac also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tamarac include Jamaican, Haitian, Italian, Irish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Tamarac's cultural character, accounting for 39.95% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Tamarac is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.