Tampa, Florida

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 974
| 1870 = 796
| 1880 = 720
| 1890 = 5532
| 1900 = 15839
| 1910 = 37782
| 1920 = 51608
| 1930 = 101161
| 1940 = 108391
| 1950 = 124681
| 1960 = 274970
| 1970 = 277714
| 1980 = 271523
| 1990 = 280015
| 2000 = 303447
| 2010 = 335709
| 2020 = 384959
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 398173
| footnote = source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of population and housing (1790–2000) |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 11, 2011 |archive-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321050514/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1271000.html |title=Tampa (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |publisher=Quickfacts.census.gov |access-date=July 5, 2013 |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707035743/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1271000.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{efn|1850 census population include soldiers stationed at Fort Brooke.}}{{efn|Not returned separately by enumerators in 1860.}}
}}

[[File:Race and ethnicity 2010- Tampa (5559870035).png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Tampa, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ff0000|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#0000ff|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#00ffaa|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffa600|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffff07|Other}}]]
Tampa first appeared in the 1850 U.S. Census with a total recorded population of 974, which included soldiers stationed at Fort Brooke.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1850 Census of Population: Florida |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1850/1850a/1850a-32.pdf|access-date=2023-03-18}}</ref> Tampa did not report separately in 1860.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1860 Census of Population: Florida |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1860/population/1860a-09.pdf|access-date=2023-03-18}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Tampa, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Tampa city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1271000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tampa city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1271000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tampa city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1271000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|154,872
|155,552
|style='background: #ffffe6; |166,775
|51.04%
|46.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.32%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|76,711
|83,032
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80,583
|25.28%
|24.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.93%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|829
|755
|style='background: #ffffe6; |741
|0.27%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|6,443
|11,362
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20,587
|2.12%
|3.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.35%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|241
|207
|style='background: #ffffe6; |246
|0.08%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|618
|794
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,746
|0.20%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.71%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races or Multiracial]] (NH)
|5,211
|6,535
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,660
|1.72%
|1.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.81%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|58,522
|77,472
|style='background: #ffffe6; |98,621
|19.29%
|23.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25.62%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''303,447'''
|'''335,709'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''384,959'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 384,959 people, 156,705 households, and 85,195 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Tampa city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Tampa+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

The U.S. Census accounts for race by two methodologies: "Race alone" where Hispanics are allocated to the various racial categories and "Race alone less Hispanics" where Hispanics are excluded from the racial categories and delineated separately as if a separate race.

According to the [[2020 U.S. Census]], the racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 49.70% (191,309) [[White (U.S. Census)|White alone]], 21.91% (84,340) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black alone]], 0.41% (1,563) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American alone]], 5.43% (20,895) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian alone]], 0.08% (308) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander alone]], 7.63% (29,385) [[Race (United States Census)|Other Race alone]], and 14.85% (57,159) [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial or Mixed Race]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=P1: Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tampa city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=p2&g=160XX00US1271000|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

According to the [[2020 U.S. Census]], the racial and ethnic makeup (where Hispanics are excluded from the racial counts and placed in their own category) was 43.32% (166,775) [[Non-Hispanic whites|White alone (non-Hispanic)]], 20.93% (80,583) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.19% (741) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American alone (non-Hispanic)]], 5.35% (20,587) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.06% (246) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.71% (2,746) [[Race (United States Census)|Other Race alone (non-Hispanic)]], 3.81% (14,660) [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial or Mixed Race (non-Hispanic)]], and 25.62% (98,621) [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]].<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 335,709 people, 133,277 households, and 75,562 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Tampa city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Tampa+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
In 2006, the median income for a household in the city was $39,602, and the median income for a family was $45,823. Males had a median income of $40,461 versus $29,868 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,522. 20.1% of the population and 16.4% of families were below the poverty line. 31.0% of those under the age of 18 and 13.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty level.

{{As of|2000}}, the racial makeup of the city is 64.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (51.0% [[White Non-Hispanic]]), 26.07% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[American Indians (U.S. Census)|American Indian]] and [[Alaska Native]], 2.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.17% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.92% from two or more races. 19.29% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. The largest European ancestries in the city as of 2000 were German (9.2%), Irish (8.4%), English (7.7%), Italian (5.6%), and French (2.4%).<ref name="quickfacts">{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1271000.html |title=Tampa, Florida: Census |publisher=Quickfacts.census.gov |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707035743/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1271000.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2000, 27.6% households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.07.

In 2000, the city's population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.7 years old. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

{{As of|2000}}, those who spoke only [[English language|English]] at home accounted for 77.4% of all residents, while 22.6% spoke other languages in their homes. The most significant was [[Spanish language|Spanish]] speakers who made up 17.8% of the population, while both [[French language|French]] and [[Italian language|Italian]] were each spoken by 0.6% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=71000&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=Modern Language Association Data Center Results of Tampa, Florida |publisher=Mla.org |date=March 15, 2006 |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723163513/http://www.mla.org/map_data_results%26state_id%3D12%26county_id%3D%26mode%3D%26zip%3D%26place_id%3D71000%26cty_id%3D%26ll%3D%26a%3D%26ea%3D%26order%3Dr |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Religion ===
[[File:Tampa Sacred Heart Church04.jpg|right|thumb|[[Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Tampa, Florida)|Sacred Heart Church]]]]
[[File:Tampa First Baptist Church02.jpg|thumb|First Baptist Church of Tampa, organized 1859]]

Communities of faith have organized in Tampa from 1846, when a [[Methodism|Methodist]] congregation established the city's first church,<ref name=floridahistory>[http://floridahistory.org/tampa.htm "Tampa&nbsp;– Florida's Industrial Port City".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021155929/http://floridahistory.org/tampa.htm |date=October 21, 2010 }} [http://floridahistory.org/ ''Florida History Internet Center''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312101239/http://www.floridahistory.org/ |date=March 12, 2010 }}. Retrieved February 27, 2010.</ref> to 1939, when a 21-year-old [[Billy Graham]] began his career as a spiritual evangelist and preacher on downtown's Franklin Street,<ref name=connection>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071025003643/http://www.tampagov.net/files/Tampa_Connection_Project_20030512.pdf "Downtown Tampa: Its Cultural and Historical Significance".] The Tampa Connection Project, [http://www.tampagov.net/ ''TampaGov''.]. Retrieved February 27, 2010.</ref> and through to today. Among Tampa's noteworthy [[church (building)|religious structures]] are [[Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Tampa, Florida)|Sacred Heart Catholic Church]], a 1905 downtown landmark noted for its soaring, [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque revival]] construction in granite and marble with [[Franz Mayer & Co.|German]]-crafted [[stained glass]] windows,<ref name=Sacred>[http://www.sacredheartfla.org/resources/ParishHistory.shtml "Sacred Heart Parish History".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213235014/http://www.sacredheartfla.org/resources/ParishHistory.shtml |date=February 13, 2010 }} [http://www.sacredheartfla.org/ ''Sacred Heart Catholic Church''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123142344/http://www.sacredheartfla.org/ |date=January 23, 2010 }}. Retrieved February 27, 2010.</ref> the distinctive rock and mortar [[St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church|St. James Episcopal House of Prayer]], listed with the [[National Register of Historic Places]],<ref>[http://stjameshoptpa.com/about-us.html "Our History".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118063927/http://stjameshoptpa.com/about-us.html |date=January 18, 2010 }} [http://stjameshoptpa.com/ ''St. James House of Prayer''.] . Retrieved February 27, 2010.</ref> and the St. Paul [[African Methodist Episcopal|AME]] church, which has seen the likes of Dr. [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]<ref name=connection/> and President [[Bill Clinton]] speak from its pulpit.<ref>Clinton, William Jefferson. November 3, 1996, [http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/4599 "Remarks to the Congregation of St. Paul's AME Church".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408015103/http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/4599 |date=April 8, 2010 }} [http://millercenter.org/ ''The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328024227/http://millercenter.org/ |date=March 28, 2008 }}. Retrieved February 27, 2010.</ref> The latter two have been designated by the city government as Local Landmark Structures.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111116002303/http://www.tampagov.net/dept_Historic_Preservation/information_resources/landmark_structures/index.asp?sitemenuhide=n "Landmark Structures".] [http://www.tampagov.net/ ''TampaGov''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828145343/http://www.tampagov.net/ |date=August 28, 2015 }}. Retrieved April 26, 2010.</ref>

Tampa's religious community includes a broad representation of [[Christian denomination]]s, including those above, and [[Baptists|Baptist]], [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]], [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], [[Christian Science]], [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)|Church of God]], [[United Church of Christ]], [[Philippine Independent Church]], [[Metropolitan Community Church]], [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]], [[Eastern Orthodox]] ([[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek]], [[Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States|Coptic]], [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syrian]], and [[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]]), various [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] movements, [[Anglicans]], the [[Quakers]], [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], and [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. There is also at least one congregation of [[Messianic Judaism|Messianic Jews]] in Tampa.<ref>{{cite web |title=Messianic Covenant Congregations and Stewards |url=http://www.messianiccovenant.com/united-states/florida |publisher=Messianiccovenant.com |access-date=April 14, 2014 |archive-date=August 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825142817/http://www.messianiccovenant.com/united-states/florida |url-status=dead}}</ref> There is a [[Korea Baptist Convention|Korean Baptist]] church,<ref>{{cite web |title=Churches |url=http://www.kamr.org/churches/by_state/FL |publisher=Korean American Ministry Resources |access-date=April 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415054421/http://www.kamr.org/churches/by_state/FL |archive-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New Light Church, Tampa, Florida |url=http://www.kfbctampa.org/ |publisher=Korean First Baptist Church of Tampa |access-date=April 14, 2014 |archive-date=April 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415155359/http://www.kfbctampa.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> a [[Mennonite]] church, several [[Haiti]]an churches, and a [[Vietnam]]ese Baptist Church.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tampa, FL Churches |url=http://www.faithstreet.com/tampa-fl |publisher=Faith Street |access-date=April 14, 2014 |archive-date=April 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416041640/http://www.faithstreet.com/tampa-fl |url-status=live }}</ref> Tampa has several [[American Jews|Jewish]] synagogues practicing [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]], [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]], and [[Reform Judaism|Reform]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Spiritual Life |publisher=University of Tampa |url=https://www.ut.edu/spiritual/ |access-date=August 11, 2016 |archive-date=August 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802220022/http://www.ut.edu/spiritual/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, there is a small [[Zoroastrian]] community present in Tampa.<ref>{{cite web |title=FEZANA Member Associations |publisher=Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America |url=http://www.fezana.net/members/ |access-date=August 11, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715013618/http://www.fezana.net/members/ |archive-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> as well as several [[Unitarian Universalist]] congregations

Around the city are a handful of [[mosque]]s for followers of [[Islam]], as well as a [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan-style]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] temple, a [[Theravada|Thai Buddhist]] [[Wat]],<ref>{{cite news |title=A little piece of Thailand |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2003/04/14/TampaBay/_A_little_piece_of_Th.shtml |author=Pichaya Fitts |date=April 14, 2003 |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |access-date=January 1, 2012 |archive-date=January 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131160143/http://www.sptimes.com/2003/04/14/TampaBay/_A_little_piece_of_Th.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> and local worship centers for the [[Sikh]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tampagurdwara.com/ |title=Tampa Gurdwara – Tampa Sikh Community Site |work=tampagurdwara.com |access-date=January 16, 2017 |archive-date=January 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115210542/http://tampagurdwara.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hindu]] and [[Baháʼí Faith]]s. The [[Church of Scientology]], based in nearby [[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]], maintains a location for its members in Tampa.<ref>[http://www.scientology-tampa.org/ ''Church of Scientology Tampa''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304171620/http://www.scientology-tampa.org/ |date=March 4, 2010 }}. Retrieved February 27, 2010.</ref>

Overall, Tampa is 50th out of the largest 51 metropolitan area in the percentage of the populace that attends religious services of any kind, with less than 35% of the population regularly attending services. Only the [[Portland, Oregon]] area is less observant.<ref>{{cite news |last=Romano |first=John |title=Tampa Bay ranks low in religion census |url=http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/tampa-bay-ranks-low-in-religion-census/1231306 |access-date=April 15, 2014 |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |date=May 21, 2012 |archive-date=April 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416182217/http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/tampa-bay-ranks-low-in-religion-census/1231306 |url-status=live }}</ref>