Hillsborough County, Florida

Hillsborough County has a population of 1,522,748 and has grown 7.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $371,500, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $79,540.

Home price
$371,500
Income
$79,540
Population
1,522,748
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$371,500county
Median gross rent$1,667county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198030.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$2,025county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,977county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,696county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,527county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$79,540county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home20.7%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government10.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.8%county
Economic output per resident$99,826county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.81%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service8.2 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12075591county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths28.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher38.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.7%county
Public schools in the county285county
Public school enrollment214621county
Students per full-time teacher20.1county
Free lunch eligible43.5%county
Elementary schools177county
Middle schools41county
High schools35county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above10county
Share of local colleges that are public38.5%county
Two-year institutions3county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians84county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county10county
Hospitals here with an emergency department10county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,522,748county
Land area in square miles1,022county
People per square mile of land1490.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores301county
Convenience stores192county
Share living far from a food store27.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.9%county
Population change since 2020+7.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents9county
Median age37.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.0%county
Share of households that are one person27.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States19.7%county
Second languages30.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents79county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-10county
Households that moved in49,562county
Households that moved away49,186county
Average income of arriving households$77,979county
Average income of departing households$72,366county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year8,696county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings50.6%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature74.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.00 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F123 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days326 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJan 26county
Average first fall frostDec 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,130 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity90.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.2%county
Homes heated by propane0.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband93.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk97.8county
Coastal flood risk92.4county
Drought risk83.0county
Landslide risk64.4county
Hail risk97.8county
Earthquake risk68.5county
Tornado risk99.7county
Tropical cyclone risk99.3county
Extreme heat risk97.0county
Winter weather risk0.0county
Strong wind risk82.1county
Wildfire risk95.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here2county
NFL teams based here1county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here1county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hillsborough County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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