Tampa: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 1,614,000

1990: 2,067,959

2000: 2,395,997

Percent change, 1990–2000: 15.9%

U.S. rank in 1990: 21st

U.S. rank in 2000: 20th

City Residents

1980: 271,577

1990: 280,015

2000: 303,447

2003 estimate: 317,647

Percent change, 1990–2000: 8.1%

U.S. rank in 1990: 55th (State rank: 3rd)

U.S. rank in 2000: 57th (State rank: 3rd)

Density: 2,707.8 people per square mile (in 2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 194,871

Black or African American: 79,118

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,155

Asian: 6,527

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 281

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 58,522

Other: 12,646

Percent of residents born in state: 44.8% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 20,528

Population 5 to 9 years old: 21,843

Population 10 to 14 years old: 20,741

Population 15 to 19 years old: 20,628

Population 20 to 24 years old: 21,404

Population 25 to 34 years old: 47,967

Population 35 to 44 years old: 50,077

Population 45 to 54 years old: 38,470

Population 55 to 59 years old: 13,121

Population 60 to 64 years old: 10,715

Population 65 to 74 years old: 19,559

Population 75 to 84 years old: 13,890

Population 85 years and older: 4,504

Median age: 34.7 years

Births (2003)

Total number: 8,125

Deaths (2003)

Total number: 8,725 (Hillsborough County) (of which, 137 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $29,728 (2002)

Median household income: $34,415

Total households: 124,594

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 16,582

$10,000 to $14,999: 9,866

$15,000 to $24,999: 18,838

$25,000 to $34,999: 17,835

$35,000 to $49,999: 20,206

$50,000 to $74,999: 19,671

$75,000 to $99,999: 8,457

$100,000 to $149,999: 6,760

$150,000 to $199,999: 2,586

$200,000 or more: 3,793

Percent of families below poverty level: 14.0% (51.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 35,380