Thonotosassa is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 15,238 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Thonotosassa is the 171st largest community in Florida.Thonotosassa is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Thonotosassa is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Thonotosassa who work in office and administrative support (11.02%), management occupations (9.49%), and sales jobs (8.54%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.19% 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. The citizens of Thonotosassa are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.29% of adults in Thonotosassa having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Thonotosassa in 2022 was $33,418, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,672 for a family of four. However, Thonotosassa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Thonotosassa is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thonotosassa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thonotosassa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Thonotosassa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.40% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Thonotosassa include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Thonotosassa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
