Ocoee is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 49,261 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Ocoee is the 72nd largest community in Florida. Ocoee 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 Ocoee, where the median household income is $93,292.00.Unlike some cities, Ocoee isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ocoee are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ocoee is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ocoee who work in management occupations (11.04%), office and administrative support (10.75%), and sales jobs (9.75%). Also of interest is that Ocoee 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 Ocoee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.84% 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. In Ocoee, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The overall education level of Ocoee citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.52% of adults in Ocoee have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Ocoee in 2022 was $38,354, 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 $153,416 for a family of four. However, Ocoee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ocoee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ocoee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ocoee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ocoee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.95% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ocoee include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Haitian. Ocoee also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.57%. The most common language spoken in Ocoee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
