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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Ruskin

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 187 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Ruskin Hillsborough County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 10.8% −0.3 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 187 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −8.1 pp
vs Hillsborough County −2.0 pp Hillsborough County: 12.7% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Ruskin · Hillsborough County · Florida · United States
−8.1 pp since 2014
Ruskin Hillsborough County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Ruskin
10.8%
Hillsborough County
12.7%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Ruskin · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 10.8% · 2024
First value 19.8% · 2013
Highest 19.8% · 2017
Lowest 10.8% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearRuskinChange Hillsborough CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 10.8% −0.3 pp 12.7% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 11.0% −3.0 pp 13.2% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 14.1% −2.9 pp 13.7% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 16.9% −0.2 pp 14.0% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 17.2% −0.6 pp 14.0% 13.3% —
2019estimate 17.7% −0.1 pp 14.6% 14.0% —
2018estimate 17.9% −1.9 pp 15.3% 14.8% —
2017estimate 19.8% +0.4 pp 15.6% 15.5% —
2016estimate 19.4% +0.5 pp 16.4% 16.1% —
2015estimate 18.9% +0.1 pp 17.0% 16.5% —
2014estimate 18.8% −1.0 pp 17.2% 16.7% —
2013estimate 19.8% 16.8% 16.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
347 Alva 5.4%
327 Anna Maria 6.0%
85 Apalachicola 15.7%
365 Apollo Beach 4.6%
278 Atlantic Beach 7.7%
374 Atlantis 3.6%
184 Ave Maria 11.0%
170 Aventura 11.4%
367 Bagdad 4.4%
42 Bal Harbour 20.1%
80 Baldwin 16.3%
348 Bay Harbor Islands 5.4%
168 Bay Pines 11.5%
54 Bayonet Point 19.0%
99 Bayshore Gardens 15.0%
131 Bell 13.1%
14 Belle Glade 27.3%
337 Belleair 5.7%
331 Belleair Beach 5.9%
238 Belleair Bluffs 9.5%
91 Bellview 15.4%
46 Beverly Hills 19.8%
189 Big Pine Key 10.7%
11 Biscayne Park 29.5%
248 Bloomingdale 8.9%
…
61 Riviera Beach 18.4%
247 Rockledge 9.0%
332 Royal Palm Beach 5.9%
187 Ruskin 10.8%
325 Safety Harbor 6.1%
359 San Antonio 5.0%
164 Sanibel 11.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.