University

Population: 48,868
Median household income: $36,483
Median home value: $146,400

University is a community in Hillsborough County, Florida, home to 48,868 residents. At $36,483, its median household income sits below Hillsborough County's $75,011.

From 2019 to 2023, University's population held roughly steady from 48,436 to 48,868, while its median home value rose 37.6% from $106,400 to $146,400.

Households average 2.36 people. The median gross rent is $1,185.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,868
Median age: 27.5 yrs
Median household income: $36,483
Median home value: $146,400
Median gross rent: $1,185
Housing units: 22,715
Homeownership rate: 14.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,43648,868

Median household income

$28,495$36,483

Median home value

$106,400$146,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,185

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,436	$28,495	$106,400	$890
2020	48,339	$29,380	$91,900	$940
2021	48,367	$30,945	$114,900	$995
2022	49,148	$34,833	$141,400	$1,105
2023	48,868	$36,483	$146,400	$1,185

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 2425.4%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,301	6.8%
5 to 17	6,182	12.7%
18 to 24	12,399	25.4%
25 to 34	8,903	18.2%
35 to 44	5,642	11.5%
45 to 54	4,265	8.7%
55 to 64	3,790	7.8%
65 to 74	2,494	5.1%
75 and over	1,892	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,775	26.1%
Black or African American	14,275	29.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.0%
Asian	2,306	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41	0.1%
Some other race	264	0.5%
Two or more races	1,735	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,454	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.1%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,509	24.1%
High school graduate	8,490	31.5%
Some college or associate's	6,595	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,431	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,961	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone63.9%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit3.2%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,850	63.9%
Carpooled	3,610	15.5%
Public transit	746	3.2%
Walked	892	3.8%
Bicycle	241	1.0%
Worked from home	2,264	9.7%
Other means	649	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,684	22.3%
15 to 29 min	7,674	36.6%
30 to 44 min	5,026	23.9%
45 to 59 min	2,018	9.6%
60+ min	1,586	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 35.7% (16,787 of 47,039)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,090	40.7%
Nonfamily households	11,795	59.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,885	87.5%
Vacant	2,830	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,884	14.5%
Renter-occupied	17,001	85.5%

1-unit, detached9.7%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units31.1%

20 or more units32.4%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,198	9.7%
1-unit, attached	1,177	5.2%
2 to 4 units	3,068	13.5%
5 to 19 units	7,062	31.1%
20 or more units	7,363	32.4%
Mobile home & other	1,847	8.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1273163
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 28.0769, -82.4333