Pasco County vs Seminole County

A side-by-side comparison of Pasco County and Seminole County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pasco County has the higher population (588,758 vs 474,912 in Seminole County). Seminole County has the higher median household income ($83,030 vs $67,384 in Pasco County). Seminole County has the higher median home value ($357,300 vs $265,800 in Pasco County).

Population, income & housing

	Pasco County	Seminole County
Population	588,758	474,912
Median age	43.7 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,384	$83,030
Median home value	$265,800	$357,300
Median gross rent	$1,372	$1,686
Housing units	265,118	197,167
Homeownership rate	75.5%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pasco County	Seminole County
Population	524,602 → 588,758 (+12.2%)	461,402 → 474,912 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$52,828 → $67,384 (+27.6%)	$66,768 → $83,030 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$162,100 → $265,800 (+64.0%)	$242,600 → $357,300 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,062 → $1,372 (+29.2%)	$1,242 → $1,686 (+35.7%)

Pasco County

Population

524,602588,758

Median household income

$52,828$67,384

Median home value

$162,100$265,800

Median gross rent

$1,062$1,372

Seminole County

Population

461,402474,912

Median household income

$66,768$83,030

Median home value

$242,600$357,300

Median gross rent

$1,242$1,686

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pasco County	Seminole County
Under 5	4.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.1%	9.6%
75 and over	9.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pasco County	Seminole County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	56.1%
Black or African American	5.8%	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.1%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pasco County	Seminole County
No high school diploma	8.8%	6.1%
High school graduate	32.9%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pasco County	Seminole County
Drove alone	69.9%	69.8%
Carpooled	8.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	18.4%	19.2%
Other means	2.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pasco County	Seminole County
1-unit, detached	63.9%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	14.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Pasco County	Seminole County
Poverty rate	11.1%	9.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1991	1988