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Lutz, FL
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Living in Lutz



Lutz is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 23,707 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Lutz is the 134th largest community in Florida.

Housing costs in Lutz are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Florida.

Also of interest is that Lutz 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: 19.09% 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.

Because of many things, Lutz is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Lutz a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Lutz has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Lutz’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Lutz is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lutz, the average commute to work is 33.02 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Lutz ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Lutz, 49.19% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Lutz in 2018 was $51,515, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $206,060 for a family of four. However, Lutz contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lutz is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lutz home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lutz residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lutz also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.91% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lutz include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Lutz is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.