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Tampa

Florida · 413,554 residents (2025 est.) · 114 sq mi
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Tampa is home to 401,618 people in Florida. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. Growth has run 32% since 2000, or 98,171 more people. About 46% of adults have finished a four-year degree. There are 3,534 people per square mile. This skews young, with a median age of 35.9.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,475, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 186%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Tampa

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$140,644 → $420,400 (+199%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree18.7% → 45.7% (+27.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Homes owned by their occupants55.5% → 50.3% (−5.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts

Among the 125 cities and towns in the Tampa metro

  • 56th in household income$75,475
  • 29th in share with a bachelor's degree45.7%
  • 30th in home value$420,400
  • 10th in diversity score86.5

Its weight in Hillsborough County

Tampa's population equals 26% of Hillsborough County's. Its number of households without a car equals 42% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
401,618
+32%since 2000
from 303,447 in 2000
413,554 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,534 / sq mi
+32%since 2000
from 2,670 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.9
+3%since 2000
from 34.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
114 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
268K304K341K377K414K19902000201020202024Tampa
2024402K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(21,719)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(22,058)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(20,691)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(28,720)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.5%(30,259)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.8%(71,326)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.9%(55,873)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.4%(49,724)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.5%(46,056)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.1%(32,583)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.2%(17,019)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(5,590)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,475
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,415 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$52,528
+139%since 2000
from $21,953 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.3%
+23.3 ptssince 2009
from 27.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 18.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.543
+2%since 2010
from 0.532 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services12%
US avg: 6.7%
Information9.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration9.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade4.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$420,400
+186%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $80,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,701
+62%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $577 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
50.3%
−4.7 ptssince 2000
from 55.0% in 2000
49.7% rent
Vacancy rate
8.9%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.31 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.37 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.0%
−12.6 ptssince 2009
from 37.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.3%
+3.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.6
+19%since 2009
from 4.7 in 2009
1990 – 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
81
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic51%(154,872)
Black25.3%(76,711)
Hispanic / Latino19.3%(58,522)
Asian2.1%(6,443)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic44.3%(178,047)
Black19.5%(78,182)
Hispanic / Latino26.2%(105,270)
Asian4.7%(18,938)
Other5.3%(21,181)
Diversity Score
86
+5%since 2009
from 82 in 2009
1990 – 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
Cuban7.7%(30,935)
Puerto Rican6.2%(24,750)
South American3.3%(13,382)
Mexican3%(12,039)
Central American2.5%(10,063)
Colombian1.3%(5,399)
Dominican1.3%(5,244)
Honduran0.9%(3,583)
Spaniard0.8%(3,282)
Venezuelan0.8%(3,171)
Peruvian0.4%(1,775)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,750)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.4%(1,741)
Ecuadorian0.4%(1,433)
Nicaraguan0.3%(1,293)
Panamanian0.3%(1,174)
Argentine0.2%(898)
Costa Rican0.1%(522)
Bolivian0.1%(231)
Chilean0.1%(219)
Uruguayan0%(172)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.9%(7,613)
Chinese0.9%(3,800)
Filipino0.5%(1,986)
Vietnamese0.5%(1,913)
Pakistani0.2%(987)
Japanese0.2%(633)
Korean0.1%(592)
Thai0.1%(515)
Kazakh0.1%(509)
Sri Lankan0.1%(201)
Taiwanese0%(140)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Uzbek0%(87)
Cambodian0%(66)
Burmese0%(54)
Laotian0%(33)
Nepalese0%(21)
Malaysian0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(185)
Chamorro0%(30)
Tongan0%(7)
Ancestry
German8.5%(34,022)
English7.8%(31,314)
Irish7.6%(30,589)
Italian6.1%(24,613)
American5.5%(22,162)
West Indian2.8%(11,291)
Polish2%(7,960)
French1.5%(6,168)
Scottish1.5%(6,044)
Arab1.5%(5,826)
Haitian1.1%(4,480)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican0.9%(3,685)
Swedish0.6%(2,522)
Russian0.6%(2,514)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(2,413)
Dutch0.6%(2,309)
Norwegian0.5%(1,960)
British0.5%(1,915)
Greek0.5%(1,880)
Welsh0.4%(1,592)
Hungarian0.4%(1,422)
Portuguese0.3%(1,303)
Egyptian0.3%(1,138)
Czech0.3%(1,070)
Lebanese0.2%(1,002)
Nigerian0.2%(981)
Ukrainian0.2%(943)
Brazilian0.2%(924)
Syrian0.2%(919)
Moroccan0.2%(850)
Palestinian0.2%(790)
Iranian0.2%(718)
Danish0.2%(694)
Swiss0.2%(681)
Turkish0.2%(666)
Canadian0.2%(653)
Slovak0.2%(629)
Lithuanian0.2%(604)
Croatian0.1%(585)
Austrian0.1%(571)
Romanian0.1%(548)
Israeli0.1%(483)
Bulgarian0.1%(331)
Iraqi0.1%(276)
Guyanese0.1%(256)
Armenian0.1%(244)
Finnish0.1%(237)
Ethiopian0.1%(221)
Australian0.1%(203)
Slovene0%(181)
Belgian0%(165)
Serbian0%(149)
Jordanian0%(107)
Kenyan0%(86)
Somali0%(71)
Ghanaian0%(59)
Latvian0%(38)
Barbadian0%(18)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
45.7%
+20.3 ptssince 2000
from 25.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.2%
+13.2 ptssince 2000
from 77.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.0%
+9.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.8 min
+69%since 2000
from 14.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
63.4%
−14.5 ptssince 2009
from 77.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
22.0%
+17.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−6.1 ptssince 2011
from 11.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2011
from 66.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 74.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
48.8%
+12.0 ptssince 2009
from 36.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
49.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
19.4%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2012
from 12.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.6%
−8.0 ptssince 2013
from 18.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.6%
+14.8 ptssince 2017
from 78.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 93.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
79.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 78.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
71.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2016
from 73.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
19.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 19.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married46.3%(78,133)
Married41.1%(69,439)
Widowed2.5%(4,150)
Divorced10.2%(17,213)
Women 15+
Never married40.7%(68,471)
Married39.2%(65,974)
Widowed7%(11,805)
Divorced13.1%(21,965)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.6%
−8.0 ptssince 2013
from 18.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 49.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 13.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.0%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 21.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.1%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 62.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 33.0% 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)34%(6,612)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(6,191)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28%(5,456)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(758)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(143)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 19,465 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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Over time

Tampa, decade by decade

Tampa population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990280,015$54,654$140,64418.7%71.0
2000303,447$62,692$147,00825.4%79.7
2010335,709$62,027$286,70731.2%83.7
2020384,959$67,431$308,58539.9%87.4
2024401,618$75,475$420,40045.7%86.5

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Tampa, Florida?

Tampa, Florida has about 401,618 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tampa, Florida?

The typical household in Tampa, Florida earns about $75,475 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tampa, Florida expensive?

In Tampa, Florida, the median home is worth about $420,400, and the typical rent is about $1,701 a month.

How educated are people in Tampa, Florida?

About 45.7% of adults age 25 and over in Tampa, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tampa, Florida?

About 15.5% of people in Tampa, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tampa, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Tampa, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 121,603 residents, a change of about 43 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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