Altamonte Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 45,538 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Altamonte Springs is the 74th largest community in Florida.
Also of interest is that Altamonte Springs 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: 12.45% 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.
Altamonte Springs, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
The education level of Altamonte Springs citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.74% of adults in Altamonte Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Altamonte Springs in 2022 was $36,032, 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 $144,128 for a family of four. However, Altamonte Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Altamonte Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Altamonte Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altamonte Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Altamonte Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Altamonte Springs include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Altamonte Springs's cultural character, accounting for 18.31% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Altamonte Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.