Pasco County, FL Population

Overview

551,598

Total Population

44.1

Median age

51.14%

Female population %

95.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

92,081

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Pasco County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pasco County is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pasco County's population under 18 was 20.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pasco County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pasco County, 16.85% were under the age of 15, 16.02% aged 15 to 29, 45.02% aged 30 to 64, 19.61% aged 65 to 84, and 2.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12,598 more females than males in Pasco County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.14% females and 48.86% males in Pasco County, FL.
The Pasco County, FL gender ratio is 95.5:100 i.e. 95.5 men to 100 women (0.955).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 18,952.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 19,985.

Pasco County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pasco County population: 81.27% are White, 5.86% are Black or African American, 0.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.73% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.54% are some other race and 7.25% are multiracial.
Pasco County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 92,081 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 459,517 (83.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pasco County is White with a population of 448,258 (81.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 608,794 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Pasco County's population increased by 118,239 (34.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pasco County's population increased by 100,610 (21.61%), 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, Pasco County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 347,277.