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Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County, on the west coast of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. . The population of Tampa in 2000 was 303,447. According to the 2006 Census estimate, the city has a population of 332,888. Tampa is a part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, most commonly referred to as the "Tampa Bay Area". The four-county area is composed of roughly 2.7 million residents, making it the second largest metropolitan statistical area in the state, and the third largest in the Southeastern United States. It is the largest media market in the state of Florida and twelfth largest DMA Market in the United States.

Like much of Florida, Tampa's economy is heavily based on services and tourism. There is a huge net influx of cash into the area. Many wealthy people have winter houses here, and the upscale Tampa Palms neighborhood is a desirable destination for retired professional athletes. Many corporations, such as large banks and telecommunications companies, maintain regional offices in Tampa. The downtown area is undergoing significant development and redevelopment in line with a general national trend toward urban residential development. The Tampa Downtown Partnership notes development proceeding on 20 residential, hotel, and mixed-use projects as of April 2007. Many of the new downtown developments are nearing completion in the midst of a housing market slump, which has caused numerous projects to be delayed or revamped, and some of the 20 projects TDP lists have not broken ground and are being refinanced. Nonetheless several developments are nearing completion, which city leaders hope...more

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Among the most common occupations in Tampa are Management, professional, and related occupations, 34%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Tampa, Florida work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Tampa Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, administrative assistant jobs, physical therapist jobs, staff accountant jobs, project manager jobs and senior accountant jobs.

The leading industries in Tampa, Florida are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 19%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 11%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 11%. Simply Hired's Tampa job listings indicate that the following industries in Tampa are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Commercial Banking, Blood & Organ Banks, Investment Banking and Outpatient Surgery Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Tampa, Florida is $34,093, and the median income of households in Tampa was $38,568.

Tampa has an unemployment rate of 7.0%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Tampa Trends data, the number of Tampa, Florida jobs has decreased by 29% since September 2006.

Population of Tampa Total population 312,855 Male 49.04% Female 50.96% Median age 36.2     Tampa Housing Owner-occupied homes 55.7% Median cost of a home $168,300 Median mortage payment $864 Renter-occupied homes 44.3% Vacant housing 9.6% Median monthly rent $720     Average Income Median for all workers $27,638 Median for all male full-time $37,026 Median for all female full-time $31,160     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 8% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12% High school graduate 29% Some college, no degree 16% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 33% Currently married 42% Separated 4% Widowed 7% Divorced 15%     Race White 64% Black or African American 29% Asian 3% Other 5%     Tampa Commute Carpool 8.9% Public transportation 3.3% Average travel time 24 minutes

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