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. In addition, Temple Terrace has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.28%). The most common language spoken in Temple Terrace is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
