Tampa is a large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 303,512 people and 103 constituent neighborhoods, Tampa is the third largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tampa is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tampa is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tampa who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.29%), sales jobs (12.77%), and management occupations (8.70%).

Also of interest is that Tampa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Tampa is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Tampa. This makes Tampa a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Tampa presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Tampa are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Tampa Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Tampa is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.40% of adults in Tampa have a college degree.

The per capita income in Tampa in 2000 was $21,953, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,812 for a family of four.

Tampa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tampa home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Tampa is White, followed by African-American. Tampa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.30% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Tampa include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Tampa is English. Some people also speak Spanish.