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Pasco County

Florida · 674,516 residents (2025 est.) · 747 sq mi
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Pasco County is home to 611,444 people in Florida. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 266,679 people. That puts it in the top 10% of US counties for household income. The median age is 43.4, about 4 years above the US median. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 144%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
611,444
+77%since 2000
from 344,765 in 2000
674,516 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
819 / sq mi
+35%since 2009
from 608 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
43.4
−3%since 2000
from 44.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
747 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
248K347K446K545K644K19902000201020202024Pasco County
2024611K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(29,762)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(34,255)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(37,264)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.8%(35,183)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.1%(31,344)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.4%(69,829)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413%(79,774)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.8%(78,402)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(81,424)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412%(73,166)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.6%(46,335)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(14,706)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,492
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,969 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,864
+111%since 2000
from $18,439 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.2%
+21.6 ptssince 2009
from 25.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.459
+7%since 2010
from 0.429 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade8%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration6.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade4.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$300,900
+144%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,505
+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $518 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.7%
−6.6 ptssince 2000
from 82.4% in 2000
24.3% rent
Vacancy rate
13.1%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 17.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.2%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.3
+16%since 2009
from 3.7 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
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-Hispanic89.9%(310,066)
Black2%(6,833)
Hispanic / Latino5.7%(19,603)
Asian0.9%(3,194)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic67.5%(412,811)
Black6%(36,857)
Hispanic / Latino18.6%(113,819)
Asian3.4%(20,570)
Other4.5%(27,387)
Diversity Score
63
+65%since 2009
from 38 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
−6%since 2020
from 28 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 Rican6.6%(40,558)
South American3.3%(20,091)
Mexican2.8%(17,115)
Cuban2.5%(15,502)
Colombian1.6%(9,785)
Dominican1.1%(7,015)
Central American0.8%(5,168)
Spaniard0.6%(3,941)
Venezuelan0.6%(3,532)
Peruvian0.4%(2,373)
Ecuadorian0.4%(2,197)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,162)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(886)
Honduran0.1%(868)
Salvadoran0.1%(725)
Chilean0.1%(703)
Panamanian0.1%(690)
Costa Rican0.1%(681)
Argentine0.1%(637)
Uruguayan0.1%(385)
Bolivian0%(171)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.4%(8,601)
Vietnamese0.6%(3,927)
Filipino0.6%(3,693)
Chinese0.4%(2,181)
Pakistani0.1%(615)
Korean0.1%(533)
Thai0%(243)
Japanese0%(150)
Cambodian0%(133)
Taiwanese0%(113)
Burmese0%(103)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(66)
Mongolian0%(62)
Laotian0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(271)
Samoan0%(109)
Fijian0%(72)
Ancestry
American14.2%(86,810)
German12.3%(75,381)
Irish10.3%(62,725)
English9.5%(58,364)
Italian8.2%(49,911)
Polish3.1%(18,691)
French2%(12,418)
Scottish1.7%(10,238)
West Indian1.4%(8,708)
Dutch1%(6,303)
Greek0.9%(5,786)
Arab0.9%(5,760)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.9%(5,309)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(4,963)
Norwegian0.7%(3,978)
Portuguese0.6%(3,792)
Welsh0.6%(3,717)
Jamaican0.5%(3,189)
Russian0.5%(3,034)
French Canadian0.5%(2,945)
Hungarian0.5%(2,941)
Ukrainian0.5%(2,752)
Haitian0.4%(2,550)
British0.4%(2,469)
Czech0.4%(2,194)
Egyptian0.3%(2,126)
Danish0.3%(1,739)
Canadian0.3%(1,668)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,181)
Brazilian0.2%(1,120)
Swiss0.2%(1,075)
Finnish0.2%(1,062)
Slovak0.2%(975)
Moroccan0.2%(969)
Palestinian0.2%(927)
Austrian0.1%(889)
Lebanese0.1%(752)
Croatian0.1%(750)
Romanian0.1%(661)
Guyanese0.1%(520)
Turkish0.1%(519)
Nigerian0.1%(493)
Serbian0.1%(375)
Jordanian0.1%(351)
Belgian0.1%(326)
Armenian0.1%(317)
Barbadian0%(298)
Iranian0%(262)
Slovene0%(254)
Bulgarian0%(240)
Syrian0%(224)
Ethiopian0%(224)
Somali0%(219)
Ghanaian0%(110)
Macedonian0%(108)
Israeli0%(79)
Kenyan0%(38)
Latvian0%(36)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.2%
+16.1 ptssince 2000
from 13.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.5%
+14.0 ptssince 2000
from 77.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.6%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 4.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.1 min
+39%since 2000
from 22.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.6%
−13.5 ptssince 2009
from 81.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.5%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.3%
+15.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−6.3 ptssince 2011
from 11.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2011
from 55.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.8%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 67.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.0%
+10.6 ptssince 2009
from 31.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
12.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.8%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 15.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.9%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.3%
+12.7 ptssince 2017
from 78.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 92.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 85.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
81.0%
−4.7 ptssince 2016
from 85.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2016
from 9.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.9%(79,065)
Married52.7%(130,384)
Widowed4.1%(10,268)
Divorced11.3%(27,914)
Women 15+
Never married26.2%(68,683)
Married48.4%(126,973)
Widowed11.1%(29,135)
Divorced14.4%(37,741)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.9%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.5%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 45.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 15.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
23.4%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 24.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 19.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 4.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.1%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 61.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2020
from 41.2% 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)23.4%(11,139)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(12,221)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(16,138)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(2,392)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(444)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 47,588 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 Pasco County, Florida?

Pasco County, Florida has about 611,444 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Pasco County, Florida earns about $70,492 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Pasco County, Florida expensive?

In Pasco County, Florida, the median home is worth about $300,900, and the typical rent is about $1,505 a month.

How educated are people in Pasco County, Florida?

About 29.2% of adults age 25 and over in Pasco County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Pasco County, Florida?

About 11.1% of people in Pasco County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Pasco County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Pasco County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 330,313 residents, a change of about 117 percent over that period.

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