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Wesley Chapel, FL
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Wesley Chapel profile


Living in Wesley Chapel



Wesley Chapel is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 64,866 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Wesley Chapel is the 48th largest community in Florida. Wesley Chapel has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Wesley Chapel, where the median household income is $100,983.00.

Also of interest is that Wesley Chapel 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 Wesley Chapel telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.28% 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.

Because of many things, Wesley Chapel is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Wesley Chapel a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Wesley Chapel has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Wesley Chapel’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Wesley Chapel is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wesley Chapel, the average commute to work is 33.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Wesley Chapel is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.96% of adults in Wesley Chapel have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Wesley Chapel in 2022 was $42,975, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,900 for a family of four. However, Wesley Chapel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wesley Chapel is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wesley Chapel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wesley Chapel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wesley Chapel also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.20% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wesley Chapel include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Wesley Chapel's cultural character, accounting for 17.73% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Wesley Chapel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.