Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County is located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Flor In the 2020 census, the population was 1,459,762, making it the fourth-most populous county in Florida and the most populous county outside the Miami metropolitan area. A 2021 estimate has the population of Hillsborough County at 1,512,070 people with a yearly growth rate of 1.34%, which itself is greater than the populations of 12 states. Hillsborough is home to Alafia River State Park and Hillsborough River state parks, and to the C. W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir and Lithia Springs, one of the largest natural springs in Florida.

The county's unincorporated area is around 888 square miles (2,300 km²), more than 84% of the total land area. About 158.27 miles (254.71 km) of shoreline are on Tampa Bay. The northernmost tip of a spoil island just west of Port Manatee also lies in Hillsboroughcounty. The modern boundaries of the county place it midway along the west coast of Florida, and it is part of the TampaSt PetersburgClearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area. A narrow portion of Hillsboro County to the south, consisting almost exclusively of water, extends west to the Gulf of Mexico roughly along the Tampa Port Shipping Channel. This has the effect of keeping HillsboroughCounty from being technically landlocked. The last significant change in the county's borders was the separation of its western section to create Pinellas County in 1911.

Poverty and median household income estimates for 2021 in Hillsborough County, FL about 208,765 individuals poverty estimate - all ages, it's 14.3% estimated percent of the total resident population of all ages in poverty: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program Release date: December 2022. SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and was formerly known as the Food Stamp Program. Estimated SNAP benefits recipients in Hillsborough County, FL are about 257,185 individuals, for July of the reference year 2020. With a estimate of median household income = $65,818 by each individual family, with a 90% confidence interval lower bound of estimate of median household income = $63,487, with a 90% confidence interval upper bound of estimate of median household income = $68,149 in 2021.

The Air Quality index in Hillsborough County, Florida = 38. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 33. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Hillsborough County = 6.9 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

The most recent county population of 1,459,762; Population change: 18.75% (2010 - 2020) individuals with a median age of 36.7 age the population grows by 21.52% in Hillsborough County, Florida population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,428 persons per square mile. There are average 2.51 people per household in the 7,457 households with an average household income of $50,334 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.10% per 754,552 county labor force of the available work force and has dropped -5.96% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected will change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 16.48%. The number of physicians in Hillsborough County per 100,000 population = 258.4.

The annual rainfall in Hillsborough County = 49.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 106. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 244. 90.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 50.3 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 27, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

The percentage of housing units in Hillsborough County, Florida which are owned by the occupant = 58.85%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 23 years with median home cost = $126,920 and home appreciation of -17.80%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $13.48 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

The local school district spends $4,251 per student. There are 20.5 students for each teacher in the school, 1120 students for each Librarian and 564 students for each Counselor. 7.89% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 17.36% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 8.71% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).