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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Tampa Metro

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · 4 counties · 3,175,275 residents · 2,516 sq mi
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Tampa is a metro area of 3,175,275 people. The median age is 43.2, about 4 years above the US median. The population is up 33% since 2000. The typical home is worth $214,077, having more than doubled since 2000. Households take in $57,421 at the median, 13% less than the US figure. About 31% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Older
median age 43.2
US median: 38.8
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,175,275
+33%since 2000
from 2,395,997 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,262 / sq mi
+33%since 2000
from 952 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
43.2
+7%since 2000
from 40.3 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
2,516 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.9M2.3M2.7M3.1M3.4M19902000201020202024Tampa
20243.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.8%(152,110)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(171,509)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.8%(185,572)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 195.9%(187,556)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(185,357)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3412.6%(399,148)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.3%(390,865)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.8%(407,155)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.2%(450,814)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7411.8%(373,203)
US avg: 10%
75 to 846.2%(197,751)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.3%(74,235)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,421
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,748 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,400
+53%since 2000
from $21,784 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
38.1%
+10.4 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
13.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information12.3%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services9.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration7%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade5.7%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$214,077
+67%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,302 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,152
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $601 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
64.6%
−5.9 ptssince 2000
from 70.6% in 2000
35.4% rent
Persons per household
2.51 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.7
−8%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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic59.5%(1,888,689)
Black11.2%(357,018)
Hispanic / Latino20.5%(652,022)
Asian3.9%(122,602)
Other3.2%(101,392)
Segregation Score
40
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 Rican6.4%(201,587)
Cuban4.1%(130,329)
Mexican3.5%(111,392)
South American2.6%(80,367)
Central American1.2%(39,007)
Colombian1.1%(35,120)
Dominican1%(30,678)
Venezuelan0.5%(15,832)
Spaniard0.4%(13,445)
Honduran0.4%(11,944)
Peruvian0.4%(11,406)
Ecuadorian0.3%(9,096)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.3%(8,044)
Salvadoran0.2%(5,864)
Panamanian0.2%(4,851)
Nicaraguan0.1%(4,690)
Argentine0.1%(3,648)
Costa Rican0.1%(3,420)
Bolivian0.1%(1,602)
Chilean0%(1,574)
Uruguayan0%(1,482)
Paraguayan0%(228)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.1%(36,048)
Vietnamese0.6%(18,368)
Filipino0.5%(16,641)
Chinese0.5%(15,562)
Korean0.2%(5,215)
Laotian0.1%(3,293)
Pakistani0.1%(3,090)
Thai0.1%(2,616)
Japanese0.1%(1,854)
Cambodian0%(1,169)
Taiwanese0%(591)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(587)
Sri Lankan0%(545)
Burmese0%(484)
Nepalese0%(324)
Indonesian0%(175)
Malaysian0%(67)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,783)
Samoan0%(591)
Chamorro0%(505)
Tongan0%(350)
Fijian0%(223)
Ancestry
German11.9%(375,292)
Irish10.5%(331,606)
American8.7%(274,415)
English8.1%(256,082)
Italian7.4%(233,688)
Polish2.9%(92,842)
French2.6%(80,618)
Scottish1.7%(55,091)
West Indian1.7%(54,438)
Dutch1%(30,518)
Swedish0.9%(29,317)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(27,035)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
British0.8%(24,992)
Subsaharan African0.8%(24,828)
Greek0.8%(24,522)
Russian0.7%(23,203)
Norwegian0.7%(21,574)
French Canadian0.7%(21,303)
Jamaican0.6%(19,946)
Welsh0.6%(19,032)
Haitian0.6%(17,328)
Hungarian0.5%(16,562)
Portuguese0.4%(13,987)
Canadian0.4%(12,349)
Ukrainian0.3%(9,803)
Czech0.3%(9,304)
Danish0.3%(7,957)
Brazilian0.2%(7,532)
Lithuanian0.2%(6,932)
Lebanese0.2%(6,549)
Austrian0.2%(6,448)
Slovak0.2%(6,273)
Swiss0.2%(5,541)
Egyptian0.2%(5,052)
Finnish0.1%(4,656)
Romanian0.1%(4,475)
Nigerian0.1%(3,851)
Serbian0.1%(3,546)
Croatian0.1%(3,542)
Guyanese0.1%(2,843)
Belgian0.1%(2,729)
Moroccan0.1%(2,611)
Palestinian0.1%(2,445)
Arab0.1%(2,357)
Turkish0.1%(2,331)
Bulgarian0.1%(2,137)
Slovene0.1%(2,035)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,982)
Jordanian0.1%(1,968)
Armenian0.1%(1,953)
Iranian0.1%(1,818)
Syrian0.1%(1,811)
Australian0.1%(1,678)
Israeli0%(1,244)
Barbadian0%(962)
Latvian0%(844)
Ghanaian0%(747)
Iraqi0%(664)
Macedonian0%(603)
Kenyan0%(133)
Somali0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.2%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 21.9% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
89.9%
+8.4 ptssince 2000
from 81.4% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.1%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.9 min
+60%since 2000
from 17.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
77.1%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 80.4% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 10.1% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
60.1%
−1.6 ptssince 2011
from 61.7% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.9%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
39.4%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 34.7% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
14.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
11.6%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 17.7% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.5%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
83.8%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.6%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 17.7% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
48.3%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
15.0%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
21.5%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
17.7%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
3.5%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
63.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
36.7%
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)19.4%(45,964)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)22%(52,297)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35.3%(83,851)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War8.3%(19,807)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.2%(7,556)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 237,419 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 3,175,275 residents according to the 2020 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 $57,421 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 $214,077, and the typical rent is about $1,152 a month.

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

About 31.2% 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 1,107,316 residents, a change of about 54 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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