Temple Terrace is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 27,207 people and six associated neighborhoods, Temple Terrace is the 118th largest community in Florida.Temple Terrace is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.86% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Temple Terrace is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Temple Terrace who work in management occupations (10.60%), office and administrative support (10.55%), and sales jobs (10.37%). Also of interest is that Temple Terrace has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.80% 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 education level of Temple Terrace ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Temple Terrace, 43.79% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Temple Terrace in 2022 was $38,300, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,200 for a family of four. However, Temple Terrace contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Temple Terrace is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Temple Terrace home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Temple Terrace residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Temple Terrace also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Temple Terrace include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Temple Terrace's cultural character, accounting for 16.28% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Temple Terrace is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
