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Tampa Demographics and Statistics

In Tampa, whites constitute less than 65% of the population, thereby proving the fact that a city that exploits its diversity in a productive manner gains more in the long run. The median age is close to 35, which indicates an ideal mixture of ages groups.  

Tampa (city), Florida

  People QuickFacts Tampa Florida
  Population, 2006 estimate 332,888 18,089,888
  Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 9.7% 13.2%
  Population, 2000 303,447 15,982,378
  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.8% 5.9%
  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.6% 22.8%
  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.5% 17.6%
  Female persons, percent, 2000 51.2% 51.2%
  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 64.2% 78.0%
  Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 26.1% 14.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.3%
  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.2% 1.7%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.9% 2.4%
  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 19.3% 16.8%
  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 46.4% 48.9%
  Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 12.2% 16.7%
  Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 22.9% 23.1%
  High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 77.1% 79.9%
  Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 25.4% 22.3%
  Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 22.8 26.2
 
  Housing units, 2000 135,776 7,302,947
  Homeownership rate, 2000 55.0% 70.1%
  Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $81,500 $105,500
 
  Households, 2000 124,758 6,337,929
  Persons per household, 2000 2.36 2.46
  Median household income, 1999 $34,415 $38,819
  Per capita money income, 1999 $21,953 $21,557
  Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 18.1% 12.5%
  Business QuickFacts Tampa Florida
  Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 9,745,957 219,490,896
  Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 5,141,045 191,805,685
  Retail sales per capita, 2002 $16,320 $11,501
  Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,002,636 29,366,940
  Total number of firms, 2002 30,097 1,539,207
  Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 8.1% 6.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.6% 0.6%
  Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.4% 2.7%
  Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 14.0% 17.3%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
  Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 24.7% 28.4%
 
Geography QuickFacts Tampa Florida
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 112 53,926
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,707.7 296.4
FIPS Code 71000 12
Counties Hillsborough County