Tampa is a large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 398,173 people and 190 associated 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 predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tampa is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tampa who work in management occupations (12.67%), office and administrative support (10.92%), and sales jobs (10.49%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.03% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Tampa is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. The education level of Tampa ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Tampa, 43.25% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Tampa in 2022 was $45,586, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,344 for a family of four. However, Tampa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tampa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tampa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tampa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 26.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tampa include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. In addition, Tampa has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.39%). The most common language spoken in Tampa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
