Demographics of Hillsborough County, Florida

Hillsborough County, Florida had 1,574,115 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +107,869 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hillsborough County, in four figures

1,574,115
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.4%
Change since July 2020: +107,869 people.; 37.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,540 ±$1,237
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hillsborough County, Florida's population grew 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hillsborough County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Hillsborough County, Florida's population grew 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hillsborough County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,466,246	100.0	100.0
2021	1,484,907	101.3	100.2
2022	1,525,239	104.0	100.7
2023	1,556,456	106.2	101.6
2024	1,571,198	107.2	102.5
2025	1,574,115	107.4	103.1

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Population of Hillsborough County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,466,246	+6,473	+983	+274	+5,416
2021	1,484,907	+18,661	+2,954	+3,311	+11,734
2022	1,525,239	+40,332	+3,219	+20,994	+15,791
2023	1,556,456	+31,217	+4,990	+22,862	+3,584
2024	1,571,198	+14,742	+4,596	+21,054	−10,825
2025	1,574,115	+2,917	+5,000	+13,621	−15,620

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±0.2: for men 37.1 ±0.2 and for women 38.7 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hillsborough County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	86,186 ±113	5.7% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	243,005 ±3,039	16.0% ±0.2	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	138,701 ±2,418	9.1% ±0.2	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	445,619 ±3,266	29.3% ±0.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	380,073 ±2,988	25.0% ±0.2	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	229,164 ±3,393	15.0% ±0.2	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,540 ±$1,237, and income per person $44,342 ±$556, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hillsborough County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	82,626 ±2,771	14.2% ±0.5	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	101,493 ±3,263	17.4% ±0.6	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	94,047 ±2,704	16.1% ±0.5	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	71,952 ±2,200	12.3% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	103,540 ±2,789	17.8% ±0.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	54,094 ±1,892	9.3% ±0.3	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	75,440 ±2,351	12.9% ±0.4	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hillsborough County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	189,998 ±6,807	12.7% ±0.5	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	48,925 ±2,583	15.1% ±0.8	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	99,292 ±3,771	11.6% ±0.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	41,781 ±2,153	13.3% ±0.7	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hillsborough County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hillsborough County	Florida	United States
Housing units	630,692 ±305	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±0.3	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±0.3	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.5% ±0.6	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.5% ±0.6	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$371,500 ±$2,764	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,667 ±$14	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hillsborough County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	462,209 ±0	30.4% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	682,692 ±2,126	44.8% ±0.1	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	233,485 ±2,845	15.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	68,385 ±1,172	4.5% ±0.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,071 ±215	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	875 ±260	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	11,850 ±1,696	0.8% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	62,181 ±3,539	4.1% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hillsborough County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	584,031 ±7,441	38.4% ±0.5	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	560,898 ±7,999	36.8% ±0.5	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	77,541 ±3,440	5.1% ±0.2	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	300,278 ±6,461	19.7% ±0.4	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	157,621 ±4,625	10.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	142,657 ±4,992	9.4% ±0.3	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hillsborough County among the counties of Florida

4th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Hillsborough County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Miami-Dade County	2,802,029	+4.0%
Broward County	2,013,317	+3.6%
Palm Beach County	1,575,726	+5.5%
Hillsborough County	1,574,115	+7.4%
Orange County	1,528,002	+6.7%
Duval County	1,062,963	+6.5%
Pinellas County	948,563	−1.2%
Lee County	875,607	+14.4%
Polk County	874,790	+19.8%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Counties by population in Florida
No. 7 Counties in Florida by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 8 Counties in Florida by foreign-born share
No. 10 Counties in Florida by median household income
No. 12 Counties in Florida by median rent
No. 13 Counties in Florida by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026