Hillsborough County, FL

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2024 Population

1.52M

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

0.265% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.7%

3.65% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$79,540

6.04% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$371,500

11.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

766,593

2.93% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Hillsborough County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.6% of the residents in Hillsborough County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hillsborough County, FL are University of South Florida (14,371 degrees awarded in 2023), Hillsborough Community College (6,506 degrees), and The University of Tampa (2,575 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Hillsborough County, FL was $371,500, and the homeownership rate was 61.5%.

Most people in Hillsborough County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Hillsborough County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Hillsborough County, FL borders Hardee County, FL, Manatee County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, and Polk County, FL.

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Population & Diversity

Hillsborough County, FL is home to a population of 1.52M people, from which 90.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.6% of Hillsborough County, FL residents were born outside of the country (299k people).

In 2024, there were 2.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (683k people) in Hillsborough County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 240k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 233k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.6%

2024 Citizenship

91.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.6% of Hillsborough County, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hillsborough County, FL was 91.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hillsborough County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hillsborough County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
683k ± 2.13k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
240k ± 6.03k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
233k ± 2.85k

30.4%

Hispanic Population

462k people

30.4% of the people in Hillsborough County, FL are hispanic (462k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hillsborough County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
Haiti
353,350 ± 14,476 people
Colombia
307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

Foreign-Born Population

19.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

299k people

19.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

284k people

As of 2024, 19.6% of Hillsborough County, FL residents (299k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hillsborough County, FL was 19.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hillsborough County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
29,285 ± 1,747
Vietnam
21,923 ± 1,074
Gulf War (1990s)
15,788 ± 1,291

Hillsborough County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hillsborough County, FL.

Economy

The economy of Hillsborough County, FL employs 767k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hillsborough County, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (103,260 people), Retail Trade (84,005 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (77,593 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($92,500), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($85,037), and Utilities ($83,895).

Employment

Occupations

767k

2024 Value

± 8,212

2.93%

1 Year growth

± 1.47%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hillsborough County, FL grew at a rate of 2.93%, from 745k employees to 767k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hillsborough County, FL, are Management Occupations (91,989 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (89,844 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (79,131 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hillsborough County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

767k

2024 Value

± 8,212

2.93%

1 Year growth

± 1.47%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hillsborough County, FL grew at a rate of 2.93%, from 745k employees to 767k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hillsborough County, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (103,260 people), Retail Trade (84,005 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (77,593 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hillsborough County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Hillsborough County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,186

Median earning men ± $739

$43,052

Median earning women ± $768

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($86,857), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,462), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,085).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,248), Public Administration ($57,963), and Information ($53,254).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

4,922
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
2,834
Construction
2,551
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$6.87M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$6.39M
Finance and Insurance
$6.08M
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hillsborough County, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Hillsborough County, FL awarded 26,457 degrees. The student population of Hillsborough County, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 35,780 male students and 51,754 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hillsborough County, FL are White (11,748 and 47.7%), Hispanic or Latino (6,152 and 25%), Black or African American (2,994 and 12.2%), and Asian (1,418 and 5.76%).

The largest universities in Hillsborough County, FL by number of degrees awarded are University of South Florida (14,371 and 54.3%), Hillsborough Community College (6,506 and 24.6%), and The University of Tampa (2,575 and 9.73%).

The most popular majors in Hillsborough County, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (3,210 and 12.1%), Radiologist Assistant (1,364 and 5.16%), and General Health Services (1,192 and 4.51%).

The median tuition costs in Hillsborough County, FL are $15,140 for private four year colleges, and $3,242 and $11,597 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Hillsborough County, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 41.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 87,534 (40.9% men and 59.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 87,534 students enrolled in Hillsborough County, FL, 40.9% men and 59.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 37,501 records, of which 59.5% were women and 40.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Health Services
1,192 degrees awarded
General Psychology
1,026 degrees awarded
General Biomedical Sciences
800 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hillsborough County, FL was General Health Services with 1,192 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Hillsborough County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of South Florida
14,371 degrees awarded
Hillsborough Community College
6,506 degrees awarded
The University of Tampa
2,575 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of South Florida with 14,371 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 10,350 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hillsborough County, FL, which is 0.643 times less than the 16,107 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 11,748 degrees mean that there were 1.91 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 6,152 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($15,140) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,208) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hillsborough County, FL was $371,500 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $333,300 to $371,500, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Hillsborough County, FL is 61.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hillsborough County, FL have an average commute time of 28.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hillsborough County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 18.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hillsborough County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.03%.

Housing

Property

$371,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,764

$358,562

Median Property Taxes

±$4,840

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hillsborough County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hillsborough County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.5%

Homeownership

2024

66.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.5% of the housing units in Hillsborough County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hillsborough County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,540

Median Household Income

± $1,237

583k

Number of Households

± 6,882

In 2024, the median household income of the 583k households in Hillsborough County, FL grew to $79,540 from the previous year's value of $75,011.

The following chart displays the households in Hillsborough County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hillsborough County, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.5%)
Worked At Home (20.7%)
Carpooled (8.56%)

In 2024, 66.5% of workers in Hillsborough County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.56%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hillsborough County, FL have a longer commute time (28.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.29% of the workforce in Hillsborough County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hillsborough County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hillsborough County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hillsborough County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 18.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hillsborough County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.03%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hillsborough County, FL (190k out of 1.49M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hillsborough County, FL is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.7% of the children was living in poverty in Hillsborough County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 12.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 312 in Hillsborough County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 157 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

88.9% of the population of Hillsborough County, FL has health coverage, with 44.8% on employee plans, 15.2% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 2.7% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hillsborough County, FL see 1,197 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,197 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1570 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 420 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,197 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hillsborough County, FL

Primary care physicians in Hillsborough County, FL see an average of 1,197 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,197 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hillsborough County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.1%

Uninsured

44.8%

Employer Coverage

15.2%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

2.7%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hillsborough County, FL declined by 2.74% from 11.5% to 11.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hillsborough County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 56 in Hillsborough County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hillsborough County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 31.4% in Hillsborough County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hillsborough County, FL.