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Hillsborough County

Florida · 1,574,115 residents (2025 est.) · 1,023 sq mi
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Hillsborough County is a county of 1,522,748 people in Florida. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 523,800 people. Few US counties rank higher on income. Density works out to 1,489 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 20%. About 38% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,540, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 122%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Hillsborough County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share72.9% → 44.8% (−28.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Population834,054 → 1,522,748 (+83%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$173,765 → $371,500 (+114%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 67 counties in Florida

  • 16th in household income$79,540
  • 10th in share with a bachelor's degree38.1%
  • 15th in home value$371,500
  • 3rd in diversity score84.9
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,522,748
+52%since 2000
from 998,948 in 2000
1,574,115 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,489 / sq mi
+52%since 2000
from 977 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.9
+8%since 2000
from 35.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,023 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
765K972K1.2M1.4M1.6M19902000201020202024Hillsborough County
20241.5M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(86,186)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(90,847)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(94,867)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(98,464)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(97,528)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415%(227,865)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.3%(217,754)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.9%(196,690)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412%(183,383)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749%(136,444)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(67,781)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(24,939)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$79,540
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,663 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,342
+103%since 2000
from $21,812 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.3%
+21.8 ptssince 2009
from 30.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.485
+4%since 2010
from 0.467 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services10.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration8.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade7.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade5.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$371,500
+122%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $91,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,667
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $623 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
61.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 64.1% in 2000
38.5% rent
Vacancy rate
7.5%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.52 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.8%
−10.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.9%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.7
+15%since 2009
from 4.0 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
76
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic63.3%(632,605)
Black14.4%(144,259)
Hispanic / Latino18%(179,692)
Asian2.2%(21,585)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic44.8%(682,692)
Black15.3%(233,485)
Hispanic / Latino30.4%(462,209)
Asian4.5%(68,385)
Other5%(75,977)
Diversity Score
85
+14%since 2009
from 75 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
33
−6%since 2020
from 35 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican7.9%(119,589)
Cuban7.5%(114,807)
Mexican5%(76,645)
South American3.8%(57,977)
Central American2.3%(35,005)
Dominican1.8%(27,056)
Colombian1.7%(25,499)
Venezuelan1%(15,154)
Spaniard0.7%(11,095)
Honduran0.6%(9,799)
Guatemalan0.6%(8,548)
Peruvian0.4%(6,664)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.4%(5,607)
Salvadoran0.3%(5,209)
Panamanian0.3%(4,709)
Nicaraguan0.3%(4,128)
Costa Rican0.2%(2,612)
Argentine0.1%(2,218)
Uruguayan0.1%(1,208)
Bolivian0%(707)
Chilean0%(683)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2%(29,907)
Vietnamese0.6%(9,684)
Chinese0.6%(8,695)
Filipino0.5%(7,773)
Pakistani0.1%(2,100)
Korean0.1%(2,015)
Thai0.1%(1,828)
Japanese0.1%(1,413)
Kazakh0.1%(1,241)
Taiwanese0%(624)
Hmong0%(605)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Uzbek0%(517)
Sri Lankan0%(378)
Cambodian0%(367)
Nepalese0%(335)
Burmese0%(325)
Laotian0%(228)
Malaysian0%(25)
Mongolian0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,414)
Samoan0%(453)
Chamorro0%(159)
Guamanian0%(30)
Fijian0%(15)
Tongan0%(7)
Ancestry
German8.4%(127,405)
Irish7.5%(113,557)
English7.3%(111,727)
American5.6%(85,315)
Italian5.4%(82,180)
West Indian2.6%(39,581)
Polish2%(29,833)
French1.5%(22,967)
Scottish1.4%(21,050)
Arab1.2%(17,757)
Subsaharan African1.1%(16,381)
Haitian1%(14,636)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican0.9%(13,469)
Russian0.6%(9,118)
Dutch0.6%(8,932)
Swedish0.6%(8,514)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(8,135)
Norwegian0.5%(7,685)
British0.4%(6,802)
Greek0.4%(6,183)
Lebanese0.4%(5,731)
Welsh0.4%(5,653)
French Canadian0.4%(5,544)
Hungarian0.3%(5,222)
Brazilian0.3%(4,691)
Portuguese0.3%(4,627)
Ukrainian0.3%(3,907)
Danish0.2%(2,914)
Czech0.2%(2,908)
Canadian0.2%(2,898)
Slovak0.2%(2,729)
Nigerian0.2%(2,517)
Moroccan0.2%(2,486)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,078)
Austrian0.1%(2,065)
Egyptian0.1%(2,022)
Swiss0.1%(1,879)
Palestinian0.1%(1,868)
Iranian0.1%(1,659)
Turkish0.1%(1,633)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,575)
Syrian0.1%(1,555)
Romanian0.1%(1,480)
Croatian0.1%(1,479)
Finnish0.1%(1,467)
Guyanese0.1%(1,415)
Israeli0.1%(1,133)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,053)
Belgian0.1%(931)
Slovene0.1%(854)
Armenian0.1%(840)
Jordanian0%(663)
Iraqi0%(594)
Serbian0%(538)
Australian0%(528)
Kenyan0%(463)
Barbadian0%(343)
Macedonian0%(212)
Ghanaian0%(186)
Somali0%(157)
Latvian0%(138)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.1%
+13.0 ptssince 2000
from 25.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.7%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 80.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.6%
+6.2 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.8 min
+67%since 2000
from 17.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.5%
−13.9 ptssince 2009
from 80.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.7%
+15.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−5.4 ptssince 2011
from 9.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.7%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 67.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 74.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.3%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
19.7%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2012
from 11.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.1%
−7.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.9%
+11.4 ptssince 2017
from 82.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 95.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 82.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
69.3%
−2.8 ptssince 2016
from 72.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
23.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 21.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.5%(235,299)
Married49.8%(304,171)
Widowed2.3%(14,128)
Divorced9.4%(57,301)
Women 15+
Never married33.4%(213,829)
Married45.5%(291,403)
Widowed7.7%(49,322)
Divorced13.3%(85,395)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.1%
−7.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 50.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 64.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 32.2% 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)33.8%(29,285)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(28,103)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.8%(24,048)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(2,958)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(794)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 86,621 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

Hillsborough County, decade by decade

Hillsborough County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990834,054$68,347$173,76520.2%54.4
2000998,948$74,074$167,22825.1%68.1
20101,229,226$71,261$286,13228.8%77.9
20201,459,762$73,408$282,64734.5%84.7
20241,522,748$79,540$371,50038.1%84.9

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 Hillsborough County, Florida?

Hillsborough County, Florida has about 1,522,748 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hillsborough County, Florida?

The typical household in Hillsborough County, Florida earns about $79,540 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hillsborough County, Florida expensive?

In Hillsborough County, Florida, the median home is worth about $371,500, and the typical rent is about $1,667 a month.

How educated are people in Hillsborough County, Florida?

About 38.1% of adults age 25 and over in Hillsborough County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hillsborough County, Florida?

About 12.7% of people in Hillsborough County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hillsborough County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Hillsborough County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 688,694 residents, a change of about 83 percent over that period.

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