Valrico is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 37,895 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Valrico is the 91st largest community in Florida.Valrico is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.02% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Valrico is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Valrico who work in management occupations (12.18%), sales jobs (11.94%), and office and administrative support (9.17%). Also of interest is that Valrico has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 23.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Valrico is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Valrico really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Valrico perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Valrico, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.79 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Valrico are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.17% of adults in Valrico have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Valrico in 2022 was $44,102, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,408 for a family of four. However, Valrico contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Valrico is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Valrico home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valrico residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Valrico also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.56% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Valrico include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Ethiopian. In addition, Valrico has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.36%). The most common language spoken in Valrico is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
