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Wesley Chapel

Florida · 76,011 residents · 43.9 sq mi
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Wesley Chapel is home to 76,011 people in Florida. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 70,320 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 44% more than in Florida as a whole. 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
48% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
76,011
+1236%since 2000
from 5,691 in 2000
2000 – 2024
Population density
1,730 / sq mi
+743%since 2009
from 205 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.1
+10%since 2000
from 33.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
43.9 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
021K42K62K83K2000201020202024Wesley Chapel
202476K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(3,960)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.3%(5,515)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.6%(5,804)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.8%(5,926)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(5,073)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.8%(8,958)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.9%(12,091)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5415.1%(11,479)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.3%(7,811)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.8%(5,184)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(3,428)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(782)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$107,504
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $65,293 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,048
+74%since 2000
from $25,897 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
65.5%
+17.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.4%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 1.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.411
+16%since 2010
from 0.355 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services11.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration9.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade4.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$403,700
+66%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $133,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,100
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,142 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.1%
−20.3 ptssince 2000
from 97.4% in 2000
22.9% rent
Vacancy rate
7.4%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.01 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.00 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.8%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.1%
−23.1 ptssince 2009
from 71.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+16%since 2009
from 3.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
70
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic73.9%(4,208)
Black6.6%(377)
Hispanic / Latino11.9%(675)
Asian5.2%(295)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic48.8%(37,075)
Black11%(8,395)
Hispanic / Latino26.6%(20,220)
Asian7.2%(5,468)
Other6.4%(4,853)
Diversity Score
84
+21%since 2009
from 69 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican9.4%(7,124)
South American6.6%(5,006)
Cuban3.3%(2,521)
Colombian2.9%(2,223)
Mexican2.1%(1,587)
Dominican1.9%(1,466)
Spaniard1.5%(1,178)
Ecuadorian1.2%(899)
Peruvian0.8%(572)
Venezuelan0.7%(552)
Chilean0.6%(476)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.2%(189)
Costa Rican0.2%(176)
Argentine0.2%(163)
Honduran0.2%(133)
Bolivian0.2%(121)
Salvadoran0.1%(80)
Nicaraguan0.1%(54)
Guatemalan0.1%(53)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.7%(2,033)
Filipino1.8%(1,342)
Chinese1.1%(814)
Vietnamese1%(769)
Pakistani0.2%(169)
Korean0.1%(92)
Mongolian0.1%(62)
Taiwanese0.1%(51)
Nepalese0.1%(50)
Thai0%(23)
Laotian0%(21)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(82)
Samoan0.1%(63)
Ancestry
German10.8%(8,216)
Irish10.5%(7,966)
Italian7.7%(5,820)
English7%(5,295)
American5.6%(4,255)
West Indian3.3%(2,499)
Polish2.8%(2,093)
Arab2.1%(1,595)
French1.7%(1,312)
Haitian1.5%(1,163)
Jamaican1.2%(920)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.1%(808)
Scottish1%(731)
Swedish0.9%(720)
Dutch0.9%(716)
Russian0.8%(589)
Portuguese0.7%(544)
Hungarian0.6%(485)
Egyptian0.6%(452)
Palestinian0.6%(429)
Norwegian0.6%(422)
Greek0.5%(410)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(406)
Jordanian0.5%(351)
Danish0.4%(313)
Ukrainian0.4%(295)
Guyanese0.3%(261)
Somali0.3%(219)
Ethiopian0.2%(184)
British0.2%(182)
Slovak0.2%(145)
Canadian0.2%(144)
Romanian0.2%(141)
Austrian0.2%(137)
Lithuanian0.1%(103)
Turkish0.1%(74)
Czech0.1%(71)
Syrian0.1%(67)
Brazilian0.1%(67)
Slovene0.1%(62)
Bulgarian0.1%(60)
Moroccan0.1%(53)
Swiss0.1%(46)
Lebanese0.1%(44)
Iranian0.1%(39)
Kenyan0%(38)
Belgian0%(34)
Finnish0%(33)
Barbadian0%(27)
Croatian0%(20)
Armenian0%(17)
Serbian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
47.8%
+5.3 ptssince 2000
from 42.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 95.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.8%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 14.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.1 min
+22%since 2000
from 25.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
60.7%
−22.6 ptssince 2009
from 83.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.2%
+3.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
26.5%
+16.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.6%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 73.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.1%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 78.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.2%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 17.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
52.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 47.7% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 52.3% in 2009
Foreign born
18.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 17.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 8.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.1%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 12.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.3%
+5.1 ptssince 2017
from 91.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 98.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 85.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
70.2%
−7.6 ptssince 2016
from 77.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.4%
+3.9 ptssince 2016
from 13.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.6%(10,296)
Married56.5%(16,837)
Widowed1.4%(417)
Divorced7.5%(2,236)
Women 15+
Never married29.8%(9,234)
Married51.4%(15,896)
Widowed6.4%(1,986)
Divorced12.4%(3,830)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.1%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 12.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 62.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 78.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
23.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 23.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)39.4%(2,056)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.3%(2,263)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.1%(1,048)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(138)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(21)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,221 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Wesley Chapel, Florida?

Wesley Chapel, Florida has about 76,011 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Wesley Chapel, Florida?

The typical household in Wesley Chapel, Florida earns about $107,504 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Wesley Chapel, Florida expensive?

In Wesley Chapel, Florida, the median home is worth about $403,700, and the typical rent is about $2,100 a month.

How educated are people in Wesley Chapel, Florida?

About 47.8% of adults age 25 and over in Wesley Chapel, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Wesley Chapel, Florida?

About 6.4% of people in Wesley Chapel, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

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