Hillsborough County, Florida Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Hillsborough County, Florida, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Hillsborough County, Florida. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Hillsborough County, Florida. The estimated population of Hillsborough County, Florida is 1,444,359 people, with a median age of 37.6.

We can look at the total population in Hillsborough County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
1,444,359
-0.48% +6.90%
2020
1,451,358
+2.04%
-
2019
1,422,278
+3.15%
-
2018
1,378,883
+2.06%
-
2017
1,351,087
- -

Population of Hillsborough County, Florida by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
47%
50.3%
-6.56%
Black/African American
15.5%
15.5%
0.00%
Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.00%
Hispanic
29.6%
27.4%
+8.03%
Asian
4.1%
3.9%
+5.13%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.1%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.1%
2.2%
+40.91%
Other
0.5%
0.4%
+25.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Hillsborough County, Florida by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37.6 +0.53% 36.8 +1.1% 38.3 0%
2020 37.4 +0.54% 36.4 +0.83% 38.3 +0.26%
2019 37.2 +0.81% 36.1 +0.84% 38.2 +0.79%
2018 36.9 +0.27% 35.8 0% 37.9 +0.26%
2017 36.8 - 35.8 - 37.8 -

The median age of Hillsborough County, Florida gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 87,630 +1.16% 85,177 +0.49% 88,616 85,571
10 to 19 89,478 +6.76% 84,054 +6.07% 95,676 89,268
20 to 29 97,076 +1.86% 100,026 +0.67% 98,762 100,620
30 to 39 92,184 +13.4% 96,320 +12.62% 105,119 108,991
40 to 49 90,721 +7.17% 93,706 +3.38% 97,380 96,865
50 to 59 86,218 +6.37% 91,228 +5.12% 91,839 95,928
60 to 69 64,875 +12.18% 73,083 +8.75% 73,139 79,625
70+ 50,457 +17.53% 68,854 +11.73% 59,827 77,133

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Hillsborough County, Florida is $64,164.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Hillsborough County.

  • Under 25
    $38,015.00
  • 25 to 44
    $67,594.00
  • 45 to 64
    $77,908.00
  • 65 and over
    $46,762.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Hillsborough County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Hillsborough County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Hillsborough County, Florida is currently $91,471.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

8.54% of households in Hillsborough County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Hillsborough County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    17.42%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    21.70%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.63%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.55%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.13%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.04%
  • $200,000 or more
    8.54%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Hillsborough County is $35,954.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Hillsborough County by the total population of Hillsborough County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Hillsborough County, Florida, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Hillsborough County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    14.83%
  • Bachelor's degree
    36.55%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    9.02%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    36.46%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.14%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Hillsborough County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Hillsborough County over the age of 16 is 1,158,276.

Of those people, a total of 65.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Hillsborough County is 61.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 73,048 33.60% 17.90%
20 to 24 years 90,545 75.10% 7.50%
25 to 29 years 108,837 85.70% 4.80%
30 to 34 years 108,946 85.70% 4.30%
35 to 44 years 201,645 84.50% 4.90%
45 to 54 years 193,183 82.40% 3.60%
55 to 59 years 92,348 71.60% 3.80%
60 to 64 years 84,159 56.00% 4.00%
65 to 74 years 125,329 23.90% 5.00%
75 years and over 80,236 6.50% 4.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Hillsborough County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 757,592 64.40% 4.30%
Black or African American 182,677 67.40% 6.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,400 54.60% 10.80%
Asian 49,596 64.80% 5.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 959 66.50% 12.20%
Other 56,769 68.50% 6.50%
Two or more races 107,283 67.50% 5.90%
Hispanic or Latino 327,170 68.60% 6.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 574,727 62.90% 4.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Hillsborough County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Hillsborough County is 713,076, with median earnings of $40,179.00.

Women in Hillsborough County, Florida earning approximately 81.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 713,076 $40,179.00
Male 373,413 $43,872.00
Female 339,663 $35,829.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 77,456 $76,561.00
Business and Financial 50,950 $59,705.00
Computer and Mathematical 29,132 $77,453.00
Architecture and Engineering 11,764 $83,405.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 5,020 $52,729.00
Community and Social Service 9,682 $43,673.00
Legal 11,659 $72,840.00
Educational and Library 36,706 $42,032.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 12,799 $40,012.00
Healthcare Practitioners 46,277 $60,418.00
Healthcare Support 19,238 $28,188.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 8,324 $32,573.00
Law Enforcement 5,156 $66,412.00
Food Preparation and Serving 39,079 $19,206.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 27,563 $22,721.00
Personal Care and Service 18,869 $19,582.00
Sales 78,518 $35,799.00
Office and Administrative Support 90,446 $34,878.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 4,813 $16,412.00
Construction and Extraction 36,012 $33,082.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 20,236 $38,532.00
Production 22,499 $32,795.00
Transportation and Material Moving 28,503 $36,151.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 47,501 $86,643.00 29,955 $65,698.00
Business and Financial 22,580 $67,536.00 28,370 $55,885.00
Computer and Mathematical 21,952 $81,642.00 7,180 $64,603.00
Architecture and Engineering 9,983 $83,580.00 1,781 $82,096.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 2,384 $53,586.00 2,636 $51,550.00
Community and Social Service 3,141 $44,547.00 6,541 $43,229.00
Legal 4,956 $119,688.00 6,703 $60,147.00
Educational and Library 9,127 $47,610.00 27,579 $41,226.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 6,519 $44,891.00 6,280 $36,493.00
Healthcare Practitioners 13,404 $83,922.00 32,873 $55,646.00
Healthcare Support 3,179 $30,029.00 16,059 $27,823.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 6,498 $35,279.00 1,826 $26,745.00
Law Enforcement 4,040 $68,341.00 1,116 $56,818.00
Food Preparation and Serving 18,711 $20,653.00 20,368 $18,210.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 15,641 $26,318.00 11,922 $18,034.00
Personal Care and Service 5,738 $20,415.00 13,131 $19,060.00
Sales 40,064 $46,190.00 38,454 $27,684.00
Office and Administrative Support 25,287 $39,494.00 65,159 $33,820.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 3,534 $17,606.00 1,279 $13,006.00
Construction and Extraction 34,434 $33,320.00 1,578 $27,639.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 19,548 $38,699.00 688 $35,294.00
Production 15,125 $38,552.00 7,374 $24,306.00
Transportation and Material Moving 24,184 $38,006.00 4,319 $28,247.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 547,578 households in Hillsborough County, with an average household size of 2.6 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 344,244 families in Hillsborough County with an average family size of 3.23 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 241,317 28,654 74,273 203,334
Average Household Size 3.26 3.49 3.55 1.34
Total Families 241,317 28,654 74,273 0
Average Household Size 3.23 3.06 3.3 0

Poverty

Of the 344,244 families in Hillsborough County, 10.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Hillsborough County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 595,841 housing units in Hillsborough County, Florida.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 547,578 91.90%
Vacant 48,263 8.10%

35.92% of the total 595,841 housing units in Hillsborough County are rental units. This is approximately 214,013 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 327,406 are occupied by the owner - or 54.95% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Hillsborough County is $1,259.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Hillsborough County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    6,159
  • Less than $500
    8,346
  • $500 to $999
    47,961
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    90,191
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    46,045
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    14,388
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    3,998
  • $3,000 or more
    3,084

Property Value

The median value of a property in Hillsborough County is $251,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Hillsborough County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    17,481
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    18,039
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    29,026
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    46,914
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    98,027
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    79,881
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    30,477
  • $1,000,000 or more
    7,561

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Hillsborough County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Hillsborough County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    17,289
  • 1940 to 1949
    11,597
  • 1950 to 1959
    37,914
  • 1960 to 1969
    44,038
  • 1970 to 1979
    83,131
  • 1980 to 1989
    111,311
  • 1990 to 1999
    98,117
  • 2000 to 2009
    117,851
  • 2010 to 2013
    72,277
  • 2014 or later
    2,316

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Hillsborough County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    33,094
  • 1 vehicle available
    207,271
  • 2 vehicles available
    218,286
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    88,927

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Hillsborough County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Hillsborough County that commute to work in a particular way.

28.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Hillsborough County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    10,751
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    40,100
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    67,010
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    83,957
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    89,795
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    41,040
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    109,567
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    24,417
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    31,105
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    68,766
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    38,361
  • 90 or more minutes
    12,528

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Hillsborough County, Florida in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Hillsborough County, Florida

We have data for 40 places in Hillsborough County, Florida. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.