Hillsborough County vs Miami-Dade County

A side-by-side comparison of Hillsborough County and Miami-Dade County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hillsborough County and Miami-Dade County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Miami-Dade County has the higher population (2,685,296 vs 1,489,634 in Hillsborough County). Hillsborough County has the higher median household income ($75,011 vs $68,694 in Miami-Dade County). Miami-Dade County has the higher median home value ($425,400 vs $333,300 in Hillsborough County).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsborough County	Miami-Dade County
Population	1,489,634	2,685,296
Median age	37.8 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$75,011	$68,694
Median home value	$333,300	$425,400
Median gross rent	$1,543	$1,731
Housing units	618,220	1,085,414
Homeownership rate	61.1%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsborough County	Miami-Dade County
Population	1,422,278 → 1,489,634 (+4.7%)	2,699,428 → 2,685,296 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$58,884 → $75,011 (+27.4%)	$51,347 → $68,694 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$216,300 → $333,300 (+54.1%)	$289,600 → $425,400 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,142 → $1,543 (+35.1%)	$1,328 → $1,731 (+30.3%)

Hillsborough County

Population

1,422,2781,489,634

Median household income

$58,884$75,011

Median home value

$216,300$333,300

Median gross rent

$1,142$1,543

Miami-Dade County

Population

2,699,4282,685,296

Median household income

$51,347$68,694

Median home value

$289,600$425,400

Median gross rent

$1,328$1,731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsborough County	Miami-Dade County
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	14.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.2%
75 and over	5.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsborough County	Miami-Dade County
White (non-Hispanic)	45.8%	12.9%
Black or African American	15.6%	14.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.3%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	29.7%	68.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsborough County	Miami-Dade County
No high school diploma	10.4%	16.9%
High school graduate	25.4%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsborough County	Miami-Dade County
Drove alone	68.9%	70.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	8.9%
Public transit	0.8%	3.3%
Walked	1.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	18.3%	12.3%
Other means	1.6%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsborough County	Miami-Dade County
1-unit, detached	57.0%	39.4%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	11.2%	33.3%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Hillsborough County	Miami-Dade County
Poverty rate	13.2%	14.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1990	1980