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Children under 18 in Tampa
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
166 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
19.4%
−1.1 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
166 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−2.8 pp
vs Hillsborough County
−2.2 pp
Hillsborough County: 21.6% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Tampa · Hillsborough County · Florida · United States
−2.8 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Tampa
Hillsborough County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Children under 18 · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Tampa · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
19.4% · 2024
First value
22.2% · 2013
Highest
22.2% · 2013
Lowest
19.4% · 2024
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Tampa | Change | Hillsborough County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 19.4% | −1.1 pp | 21.6% | 19.5% | 22.0% |
| 2023estimate | 20.5% | −0.3 pp | 21.8% | 19.6% | 22.2% |
| 2022estimate | 20.8% | −0.6 pp | 21.8% | 19.6% | 22.1% |
| 2021estimate | 21.4% | +0.0 pp | 22.3% | 20.0% | 22.5% |
| 2020estimate | 21.4% | −0.0 pp | 22.3% | 19.9% | — |
| 2019estimate | 21.4% | −0.4 pp | 22.5% | 20.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 21.8% | +0.2 pp | 22.9% | 20.1% | — |
| 2017estimate | 21.7% | −0.3 pp | 23.1% | 20.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 22.0% | +0.2 pp | 23.2% | 20.4% | — |
| 2015estimate | 21.8% | −0.4 pp | 23.2% | 20.6% | — |
| 2014estimate | 22.2% | −0.0 pp | 23.4% | 20.8% | — |
| 2013estimate | 22.2% | 23.6% | 21.0% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Alva | 22.3% | |
| 361 | Anna Maria | 4.8% | |
| 218 | Apalachicola | 17.2% | |
| 56 | Apollo Beach | 24.9% | |
| 194 | Atlantic Beach | 17.9% | |
| 323 | Atlantis | 9.8% | |
| 165 | Ave Maria | 19.4% | |
| 135 | Aventura | 20.7% | |
| 156 | Bagdad | 19.8% | |
| 185 | Bal Harbour | 18.5% | |
| 183 | Baldwin | 18.6% | |
| 13 | Bay Harbor Islands | 31.1% | |
| 352 | Bay Pines | 6.1% | |
| 208 | Bayonet Point | 17.5% | |
| 154 | Bayshore Gardens | 19.9% | |
| 29 | Bell | 28.1% | |
| 40 | Belle Glade | 26.2% | |
| 284 | Belleair | 13.5% | |
| 298 | Belleair Beach | 12.6% | |
| 326 | Belleair Bluffs | 9.7% | |
| 105 | Bellview | 22.0% | |
| 270 | Beverly Hills | 14.7% | |
| 274 | Big Pine Key | 14.3% | |
| 1 | Biscayne Park | 41.4% | |
| 96 | Bloomingdale | 22.4% | |
| … | |||
| 10 | Surfside | 31.8% | |
| 216 | Sweetwater | 17.2% | |
| 198 | Tamarac | 17.7% | |
| 166 | Tampa | 19.4% | |
| 313 | Tarpon Springs | 11.2% | |
| 301 | Tavernier | 11.9% | |
| 151 | Temple Terrace | 20.1% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024
What it means
The share of residents who are children and teenagers.
How it is calculated
Residents under 18 divided by the total population.
People
Statistics: Tampa
Population
414K
2025
Population of the urban area
709K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
1,395
2025
Size of the urban area
431
2025
Density of the urban area
1,645
2025
Median age
35.9
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Residents 65 and over
13.7%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States