Temple Terrace is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 26,972 people and six associated neighborhoods, Temple Terrace is the 118th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Temple Terrace is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. 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 (10.17%), sales jobs (9.85%), and office and administrative support (9.69%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Temple Terrace telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.39% 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. Temple Terrace is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.17% of adults in Temple Terrace 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 Temple Terrace in 2022 was $38,847, 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 $155,388 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 18.99% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Temple Terrace include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Jordanian. In addition, Temple Terrace has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.40%). The most common language spoken in Temple Terrace is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
