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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Tampa Metro

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · 4 counties · 2,783,243 residents · 2,516 sq mi
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Tampa is a metro area of 2,783,243 people. The median age is 41.4, about 4 years above the US median. The population is up 16% since 2000. The typical home is worth $184,986, having more than doubled since 2000. Households take in $46,774 at the median, 11% less than the US figure. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 37.2
Average education
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,783,243
+16%since 2000
from 2,395,997 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,106 / sq mi
+16%since 2000
from 952 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
41.4
+3%since 2000
from 40.3 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
2,516 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.9M2.3M2.7M3.1M3.4M19902000201020202024Tampa
20243.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 55.6%(156,976)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 95.7%(159,334)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146%(168,106)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.3%(176,177)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.1%(168,965)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3412.1%(337,822)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413.1%(365,509)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.9%(415,956)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412.7%(354,294)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 749%(249,169)
US avg: 7%
75 to 845.8%(162,472)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over2.5%(68,463)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$46,774
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,748 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$26,865
+23%since 2000
from $21,784 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
28.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
13.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.457
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information13%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services9.7%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration6.8%
US avg: 4.9%
Retail trade6.6%
US avg: 10.9%
Finance & insurance4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.3%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$184,986
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,302 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$896
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $601 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
67.0%
−3.6 ptssince 2000
from 70.6% in 2000
33.0% rent
Vacancy rate
15.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.42 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
36.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.6% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.9
−2%since 2009
from 4.0 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-Hispanic76%(1,821,955)
Black9.9%(237,387)
Hispanic / Latino10.4%(248,642)
Asian1.9%(44,393)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic67.5%(1,879,437)
Black11.2%(310,357)
Hispanic / Latino16.2%(452,208)
Asian2.9%(79,501)
Other1.9%(51,519)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4.8%(131,981)
Mexican3.3%(90,477)
Cuban2.9%(78,190)
South American1.7%(46,845)
Colombian0.9%(24,606)
Central American0.9%(24,567)
Dominican0.6%(15,035)
Spaniard0.4%(10,660)
Peruvian0.3%(6,911)
Honduran0.2%(6,683)
Venezuelan0.2%(5,415)
Salvadoran0.2%(4,590)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.2%(4,367)
Ecuadorian0.2%(4,339)
Panamanian0.1%(3,310)
Nicaraguan0.1%(3,027)
Argentine0.1%(2,417)
Costa Rican0.1%(2,226)
Chilean0%(895)
Bolivian0%(683)
Uruguayan0%(456)
Ancestry
German15.6%(428,235)
Irish13.8%(379,585)
English10.8%(297,824)
Italian8.6%(237,480)
American6.3%(172,350)
Polish3.5%(96,420)
French3.5%(96,117)
Scottish2.2%(61,507)
Scotch-Irish1.8%(48,973)
Dutch1.6%(42,747)
West Indian1.4%(38,757)
Swedish1.1%(30,521)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.9%(25,879)
Greek0.9%(25,830)
French Canadian0.9%(23,875)
Norwegian0.8%(21,389)
Welsh0.8%(20,983)
Hungarian0.7%(19,203)
Subsaharan African0.7%(19,103)
British0.6%(15,966)
Arab0.5%(14,597)
Jamaican0.5%(13,515)
Canadian0.5%(12,988)
Czech0.4%(12,317)
Portuguese0.4%(11,919)
Haitian0.4%(9,938)
Danish0.3%(9,327)
Lithuanian0.3%(9,110)
Ukrainian0.3%(8,974)
Austrian0.3%(8,874)
Slovak0.3%(7,222)
Swiss0.2%(6,417)
Finnish0.2%(4,844)
Brazilian0.2%(4,648)
Lebanese0.2%(4,202)
Croatian0.1%(3,338)
Romanian0.1%(3,081)
Turkish0.1%(2,855)
Belgian0.1%(2,652)
Serbian0.1%(2,456)
Egyptian0.1%(2,380)
Guyanese0.1%(2,181)
Armenian0.1%(1,943)
Iranian0.1%(1,863)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,786)
Nigerian0.1%(1,596)
Syrian0.1%(1,569)
Moroccan0.1%(1,339)
Australian0%(912)
Slovene0%(892)
Jordanian0%(688)
Ethiopian0%(683)
Latvian0%(611)
Macedonian0%(576)
Israeli0%(575)
Barbadian0%(353)
Iraqi0%(274)
Ghanaian0%(219)
Kenyan0%(77)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.0%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 21.9% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
86.6%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 81.4% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
8.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.8 min
+47%since 2000
from 17.5 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 80.4% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
1.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
6.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
11.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
35.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.7% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
12.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
13.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married35.2%(473,431)
Married50.5%(680,343)
Widowed3.3%(44,844)
Divorced11%(147,998)
Women 15+
Never married29.6%(423,855)
Married45.9%(657,320)
Widowed9.9%(141,260)
Divorced14.7%(210,114)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
10.7%
−7.1 ptssince 2013
from 17.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 48.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 15.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 21.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 63.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 36.7% 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)25.7%(56,437)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(57,706)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.6%(71,570)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(10,791)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(2,463)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 219,763 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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In this metro

Largest cities

TampaCENTRAL413,554St. PetersburgCENTRAL264,033Spring Hill119,983Brandon119,767ClearwaterCENTRAL114,364Riverview113,697Town 'n' Country85,928LargoCENTRAL80,690Wesley Chapel76,011Palm Harbor61,512Pinellas ParkCENTRAL52,295University CDP (Hillsborough County)48,127Plant City44,118Valrico40,239Land O' Lakes38,910Carrollwood36,725Egypt Lake-Leto35,873Dunedin35,227Sun City Center33,548Apollo Beach33,355East Lake33,283Lake Magdalene32,083Ruskin29,834East Lake-Orient Park29,213Citrus Park28,804Palm River-Clair Mel27,844Lutz27,106Temple Terrace27,075Fish Hawk26,186Keystone25,858

The 30 most populous of 125 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

4 component counties

Hillsborough CountyCENTRAL1,574,115Pinellas CountyCENTRAL948,563Pasco CountyCENTRAL674,516Hernando County221,701
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL has about 2,783,243 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

The typical household in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL earns about $46,774 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL expensive?

In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, the median home is worth about $184,986, and the typical rent is about $896 a month.

How educated are people in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

About 26.0% of adults age 25 and over in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

About 13.0% of people in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL grown since 1990?

Yes, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 715,284 residents, a change of about 35 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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