Plant City, FL

Census Place

2024 Population

40,887

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.1

2.62% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15%

1.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$67,439

4.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$291,800

Population & Diversity

Plant City, FL is home to a population of 40.9k people, from which 91.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.5% of Plant City, FL residents were born outside of the country (5.94k people).

In 2024, there were 3.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.2k people) in Plant City, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.01k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.95k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.5%

2024 Citizenship

90.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.5% of Plant City, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Plant City, FL was 90.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plant City, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.2k ± 1.49k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.01k ± 1.13k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.95k ± 1.3k

33.9%

Hispanic Population

13.9k people

33.9% of the people in Plant City, FL are hispanic (13.9k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,051,839 ± 24,582 people
Haiti
364,479 ± 14,701 people
Colombia
327,463 ± 13,946 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,051,839 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 364,479 and Colombia with 327,463.

Foreign-Born Population

14.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.94k people

15.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.09k people

As of 2024, 14.5% of Plant City, FL residents (5.94k 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 Plant City, FL was 15.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
613 ± 184
Vietnam
505 ± 127
Gulf War (1990s)
364 ± 141

Plant City, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Plant City, FL.

Economy

The economy of Plant City, FL employs 20.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plant City, FL were Retail Trade (2,506 people), Construction (2,415 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,098 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($127,350), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,915), and Public Administration ($60,760).

Employment

Occupations

20.4k

2024 Value

± 1,339

−0.328%

1 Year decline

± 9.23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plant City, FL declined at a rate of −0.328%, from 20.4k employees to 20.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plant City, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,803 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,940 people), and Management Occupations (1,905 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plant City, 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

20.4k

2024 Value

± 1,339

−0.328%

1 Year decline

± 9.23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plant City, FL declined at a rate of −0.328%, from 20.4k employees to 20.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plant City, FL, are Retail Trade (2,506 people), Construction (2,415 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,098 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plant City, FL, though some of these residents may live in Plant City, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,140

Median earning men ± $4,072

$35,485

Median earning women ± $2,151

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($87,600), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,181), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,635).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($77,868), Public Administration ($57,820), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,344).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Plant City, FL was $291,800 in 2024, which is 0.877 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $251,500 to $291,800, a 16% increase. The homeownership rate in Plant City, FL is 66.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plant City, FL have an average commute time of 28.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plant City, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$291,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,800

$9,700

Median Property Taxes

±$850

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 Plant City, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.4%

Homeownership

2024

67.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.4% of the housing units in Plant City, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Plant City, 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.

$67,439

Median Household Income

± $4,985

14.6k

Number of Households

± 1,000

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.6k households in Plant City, FL grew to $67,439 from the previous year's value of $64,536.

The following chart displays the households in Plant City, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plant City, FL is from Florida.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2024, the income inequality in Florida was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.383% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (74.5%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)
Carpooled (10.6%)

In 2024, 74.5% of workers in Plant City, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.7%) and those who carpooled to work (10.6%).

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

28.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plant City, FL have a longer commute time (28.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.7% of the workforce in Plant City, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plant City, FL (6.03k out of 40.2k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plant City, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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