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, Tampa isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tampa are a mix 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 one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Tampa is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

One of the nice things about Tampa is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Tampa Information and Demographics

The education level of Tampa citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 25.40% of adults in Tampa have at least a bachelor's 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.