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Pasco County

Florida · 561,891 residents · 747 sq mi
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Pasco County is home to 561,891 people in Florida. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 217,126 people. The median age is 45.0, about 6 years above the US median. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $173,900, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.8
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
561,891
+63%since 2000
from 344,765 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
45.0
Unchangedsince 2000
from 44.9 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
747 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
248K347K446K545K644K19902000201020202024Pasco County
2024611K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.8%(26,771)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(31,512)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.2%(34,873)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196%(33,810)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245%(28,194)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3410.5%(58,853)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4411.9%(66,833)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5413%(73,228)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.3%(80,102)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7413%(73,187)
US avg: 10%
75 to 847.3%(41,153)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.4%(13,375)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$53,431
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,969 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$29,498
+60%since 2000
from $18,439 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
35.1%
+9.5 ptssince 2009
from 25.6% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
12.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 10.7% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information14.4%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade9.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services8.1%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration5.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade4.8%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$173,900
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,800 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,093
+40%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $518 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
73.4%
−8.9 ptssince 2000
from 82.4% in 2000
26.6% rent
Persons per household
2.54 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.3
−12%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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.9%(310,066)
Black2%(6,833)
Hispanic / Latino5.7%(19,603)
Asian0.9%(3,194)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic69.8%(392,375)
Black5.6%(31,601)
Hispanic / Latino16.6%(93,157)
Asian2.9%(16,408)
Other2.7%(15,193)
Segregation Score
28
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%(32,449)
Mexican3%(16,410)
South American2.4%(13,081)
Cuban2%(10,965)
Colombian1.2%(6,324)
Central American0.9%(4,647)
Dominican0.8%(4,508)
Peruvian0.4%(2,139)
Venezuelan0.4%(2,060)
Ecuadorian0.3%(1,639)
Spaniard0.2%(1,329)
Honduran0.2%(1,201)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.2%(890)
Guatemalan0.1%(671)
Salvadoran0.1%(658)
Costa Rican0.1%(612)
Nicaraguan0.1%(607)
Argentine0.1%(452)
Chilean0%(218)
Uruguayan0%(134)
Bolivian0%(63)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(4,506)
Chinese0.6%(2,993)
Filipino0.5%(2,733)
Vietnamese0.4%(1,901)
Korean0.1%(683)
Pakistani0.1%(448)
Thai0.1%(389)
Laotian0%(186)
Japanese0%(153)
Burmese0%(85)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(55)
Taiwanese0%(40)
Malaysian0%(20)
Nepalese0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0%(33)
Chamorro0%(29)
Tongan0%(24)
Samoan0%(12)
Ancestry
German14.1%(75,972)
American13.2%(71,015)
Irish12.6%(68,185)
Italian9.1%(48,936)
English8.3%(44,931)
Polish3.6%(19,253)
French2.8%(15,263)
Scottish1.7%(9,226)
West Indian1.2%(6,410)
Dutch1.1%(6,034)
Swedish1.1%(5,892)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(4,786)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Greek0.9%(4,671)
French Canadian0.8%(4,283)
Norwegian0.7%(3,906)
Russian0.7%(3,767)
British0.7%(3,682)
Welsh0.7%(3,675)
Hungarian0.6%(3,346)
Haitian0.5%(2,483)
Portuguese0.4%(2,346)
Jamaican0.4%(2,167)
Canadian0.4%(1,991)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,764)
Czech0.3%(1,622)
Danish0.3%(1,587)
Lithuanian0.3%(1,467)
Egyptian0.2%(1,234)
Slovak0.2%(1,127)
Swiss0.2%(1,040)
Austrian0.2%(1,031)
Lebanese0.2%(992)
Finnish0.2%(892)
Brazilian0.1%(775)
Croatian0.1%(717)
Moroccan0.1%(656)
Romanian0.1%(635)
Palestinian0.1%(564)
Nigerian0.1%(553)
Belgian0.1%(415)
Jordanian0.1%(364)
Serbian0.1%(329)
Iranian0.1%(297)
Armenian0.1%(271)
Guyanese0.1%(271)
Syrian0%(219)
Arab0%(209)
Ghanaian0%(179)
Bulgarian0%(172)
Slovene0%(161)
Turkish0%(157)
Australian0%(132)
Israeli0%(77)
Barbadian0%(62)
Latvian0%(54)
Iraqi0%(19)
Ethiopian0%(16)
Kenyan0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.6%
+11.5 ptssince 2000
from 13.1% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
89.9%
+12.3 ptssince 2000
from 77.6% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
8.3%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 4.3% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.7 min
+41%since 2000
from 22.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
78.1%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 81.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 11.2% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
54.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 55.6% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
67.8%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
38.1%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 31.4% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
10.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
11.5%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.2%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
85.9%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
11.5%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
45.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
15.2%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
24.9%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
19.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
4.1%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
61.1%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
41.2%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.4%(7,092)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(9,409)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era36.9%(16,966)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War9.6%(4,398)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.7%(1,228)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 45,995 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 561,891 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Pasco County, Florida earns about $53,431 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 $173,900, and the typical rent is about $1,093 a month.

How educated are people in Pasco County, Florida?

About 24.6% 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 12.3% 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 280,760 residents, a change of about 100 percent over that period.

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