Tampa vs University

A side-by-side comparison of Tampa and University: population, income, housing, and more.

Tampa and University are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tampa has the higher population (393,389 vs 48,868 in University). Tampa has the higher median household income ($71,302 vs $36,483 in University). Tampa has the higher median home value ($375,300 vs $146,400 in University).

Population, income & housing

	Tampa	University
Population	393,389	48,868
Median age	35.6 yrs	27.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,302	$36,483
Median home value	$375,300	$146,400
Median gross rent	$1,567	$1,185
Housing units	177,076	22,715
Homeownership rate	50.2%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tampa	University
Population	387,916 → 393,389 (+1.4%)	48,436 → 48,868 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$53,833 → $71,302 (+32.5%)	$28,495 → $36,483 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$238,900 → $375,300 (+57.1%)	$106,400 → $146,400 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,131 → $1,567 (+38.5%)	$890 → $1,185 (+33.1%)

Tampa

Population

387,916393,389

Median household income

$53,833$71,302

Median home value

$238,900$375,300

Median gross rent

$1,131$1,567

University

Population

48,43648,868

Median household income

$28,495$36,483

Median home value

$106,400$146,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,185

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tampa	University
Under 5	5.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.7%	12.7%
18 to 24	11.0%	25.4%
25 to 34	17.5%	18.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	7.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	5.1%
75 and over	5.4%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tampa	University
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	26.1%
Black or African American	20.1%	29.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	26.2%	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tampa	University
No high school diploma	10.2%	24.1%
High school graduate	22.5%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tampa	University
Drove alone	66.1%	63.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	15.5%
Public transit	1.3%	3.2%
Walked	2.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	1.0%
Worked from home	19.3%	9.7%
Other means	2.1%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tampa	University
1-unit, detached	50.7%	9.7%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	31.1%
20 or more units	21.0%	32.4%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Tampa	University
Poverty rate	15.9%	35.7%
Average household size	2.35	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1984	1986