People QuickFacts Hillsborough County Florida Population, 2012 estimate 1,277,746 19,317,568 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 1,229,226 18,802,690 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 3.9% 2.7% Population, 2010 1,229,226 18,801,310 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.4% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 23.3% 21.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 11.9% 17.6% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.1% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 75.8% 78.5% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 17.6% 16.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 3.6% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.3% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 25.1% 22.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 53.4% 57.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.3% 83.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 15.2% 19.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 25.9% 27.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 86.0% 85.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 29.0% 26.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 98,023 1,637,466 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 25.7 25.7  Housing units, 2011 540,190 9,026,965 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 62.4% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 29.1% 29.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $185,900 $188,600 Households, 2007-2011 463,425 7,140,096 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.59 2.56 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $27,282 $26,733 Median household income, 2007-2011 $50,195 $47,827 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 15.0% 14.7%     Business QuickFacts Hillsborough County Florida Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 31,840 491,150 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 489,503 6,626,558 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -2.7 6.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 97,462 1,686,142  Total number of firms, 2007 114,841 2,009,589 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.6% 9.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.5% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.9% 22.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.6% 28.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 9,444,867 104,832,907 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 17,752,902 221,641,518 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 19,110,290 262,341,127 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,335 $14,353 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,619,799 41,922,059 Building permits, 2011 4,181 42,360     Geography QuickFacts Hillsborough County Florida Land area in square miles, 2010 1,020.21 53,624.76 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,204.9 350.6 FIPS Code 057 12 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts