COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hillsborough County

Florida · 834,054 residents · 1,023 sq mi

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With 834,054 people, Hillsborough County is a county in Florida. The population has fallen 17% since 2000. The typical home is worth $72,400. Households earn $28,477 at the median, near the US median. About 20% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

834,054

−17%vs 2000

vs 998,948 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,023 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.5M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(60,224)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(58,314)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(51,751)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(55,475)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(63,270)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(156,821)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(128,309)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(87,785)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(70,219)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(61,943)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(31,872)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(8,071)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,477

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,663 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,203

−35%vs 2000

vs $21,812 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.3%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,400

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$446

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $623 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.1% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.3%(632,605)

Black14.4%(144,259)

Hispanic / Latino18%(179,692)

Asian2.2%(21,585)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.9%(691,090)

Black13.2%(109,848)

Hispanic / Latino12.6%(105,219)

Asian1.3%(11,054)

Other2.6%(22,062)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Paraguayan0%(99)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(604)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Uzbek0%(517)

Sri Lankan0%(378)

Cambodian0%(367)

Nepalese0%(335)

Burmese0%(325)

Laotian0%(228)

Indonesian0%(62)

Malaysian0%(25)

Mongolian0%(16)

Singaporean0%(15)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(3,637)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(299)

Macedonian0%(212)

Ghanaian0%(186)

Somali0%(157)

Latvian0%(138)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Cuban population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.2%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.6%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 17.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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