Loxahatchee is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 24,996 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Loxahatchee is the 131st largest community in Florida.
Loxahatchee home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Loxahatchee real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Loxahatchee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.70% 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.
Because of many things, Loxahatchee is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Loxahatchee really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Loxahatchee perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Loxahatchee, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.36 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Loxahatchee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Loxahatchee is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.57% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Loxahatchee in 2022 was $40,553, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,212 for a family of four. However, Loxahatchee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Loxahatchee is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Loxahatchee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Loxahatchee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Loxahatchee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Loxahatchee include German, Italian, English, Irish, and French.
Loxahatchee also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.37%.
The most common language spoken in Loxahatchee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.