Social Characteristics

Geographic Area: Tampa, Florida

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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population	280,015
Urban population	280,015
Rural population	0
Farm population	0
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school	65,721
Preprimary school	5,084
Elementary or high school	40,444
Percent in private school	11.6
College	20,193
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over	185,642
Less than 9th grade	21,284
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	33,239
High school graduate	51,710
Some college, no degree	33,065
Associate degree	11,621
Bachelor's degree	22,749
Graduate or professional degree	11,974
Percent high school graduate or higher	70.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18.7
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over	259,333
Lived in same house	124,087
Lived in different house in U.S.	128,393
Same state	94,507
Same county	78,035
Different county	16,472
Different state	33,886
Lived abroad	6,853
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years	174,625
With a mobility or self-care limitation	11,193
With a mobility limitation	5,634
With a self-care limitation	7,920
With a work disability	19,059
In labor force	7,651
Prevented from working	10,044
Persons 65 years and over	39,418
With a mobility or self-care limitation	9,038
With a mobility limitation	7,125
With a self-care limitation	5,423
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years	422
Women 25 to 34 years	1,251
Women 35 to 44 years	1,834
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over	34,313
Civilian veterans 65 years and over	8,815
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	280,015
Native population	257,724
Percent born in state of residence	48.8
Foreign-born population	22,291
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990	7,960
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over	259,333
Speak a language other than English	46,239
Do not speak English very well	17,699
Speak Spanish	34,867
Do not speak English very well	14,099
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language	2,498
Do not speak English very well	1,243
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported	312,499
Arab	879
Austrian	751
Belgian	213
Canadian	516
Czech	895
Danish	724
Dutch	5,155
English	34,925
Finnish	429
French (except Basque)	8,903
French Canadian	1,809
German	42,677
Greek	1,218
Hungarian	1,294
Irish	34,330
Italian	17,441
Lithuanian	665
Norwegian	1,108
Polish	5,163
Portuguese	509
Romanian	261
Russian	2,256
Scotch-Irish	6,895
Scottish	5,394
Slovak	932
Sub-Saharan African	673
Swedish	2,533
Swiss	696
Ukrainian	514
United States or American	13,045
Welsh	1,875
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	2,060
Yugoslavian	187
Other ancestries	115,574
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census Tape File 3 (Sample Data). Matrices P1, P6, P13, P28, P32, P33, P34, P36, P37, P38, P39, P42, P43, P54, P58, P64, P68, P69.
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Last Updated on 1/18/01