Hillsborough County, FL Population

Overview

1.44 million

Total Population

37.6

Median age

50.82%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

48.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

427,4

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hillsborough County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hillsborough County is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hillsborough County's population under 18 was 22.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hillsborough County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hillsborough County, 18.57% were under the age of 15, 20.10% aged 15 to 29, 47.10% aged 30 to 64, 12.63% aged 65 to 84, and 1.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23,643 more females than males in Hillsborough County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.82% females and 49.18% males in Hillsborough County, FL.
The Hillsborough County, FL gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 54,153.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 55,128.

Hillsborough County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hillsborough County population: 63.38% are White, 16.52% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.21% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 5.06% are some other race and 10.45% are multiracial.
Hillsborough County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 427,4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.02 million (70.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hillsborough County is White with a population of 915,469 (63.38% of the total population).

Hillsborough County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,513,301 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Hillsborough County's population increased by 230,238 (22.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hillsborough County's population increased by 232,649 (18.86%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hillsborough County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,003,273.