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.Tampa is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.03% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One of the nice things about Tampa is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Tampa is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.25% of adults in Tampa have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Tampa's cultural character, accounting for 18.39% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Tampa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
