The Tampa Bay Area , or Tampa Bay , after the body of water it surrounds, is the second most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, the 19th-largest metro area in the United States, the fourth largest in the Southeast behind only Miami, Atlanta and Washington, and second largest on the Gulf Coast behind Houston. The population for the Tampa-St. Petersburg MSA currently stands at 2,723,949, as of a July 1, 2007 estimate, and the Greater Tampa Bay Region contains 4 million residents when including immediately adjacent urban and suburban counties to the official MSA. The Tampa Bay Partnership and U.S. Census data showed an average annual growth of 2.47 percent, or a gain of approximately 97,000 residents per year between 2000 and 2006. The combined Greater Tampa Bay region experienced a combined growth rate of 14.8 percent, growing from 3.4 million to 3.9 million and hitting the 4 million mark on April 1, 2007 in the continuous Tampa Bay urban area. In 2008 the area's construction based boom was brought to a sudden halt by the financial crisis of 2007–2009, and by 2009 it was ranked as the fourth worst performing housing market in the United States.
Counties
The following counties constitute the Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater MSA:
- Hernando County
- Hillsborough County
- Pasco County
- Pinellas County
Other counties are sometimes included in the Tampa Bay Area, depending on how the region is defined. For example, included in the jurisdiction of TBARTA are the above counties, plus the following:
- Citrus County, Florida
- Manatee County, Florida
- Sarasota County, Florida
Polk County, Florida is also frequently included in definitions of the Tampa Bay Area.
Cities
The following is a list of important cities and unincorporated communities located in the Tampa Bay Area. Most of these locations are in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA. Also frequently included in the Tampa Bay Area are cities in other Metropolitan Statistical Areas; among these are two of the primary cities in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Those that are not in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA are indicated by a ★.
Primary cities
These cities are the primary cities of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA. Each has a population in excess of 100,000 inhabitants.
- Clearwater
- St. Petersburg
- Tampa
Between 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants
- Bradenton ★
- Brandon (unincorporated)
- Largo
- Lakeland ★
- Palm Harbor (unincorporated)
- Sarasota ★
- Spring Hill (unincorporated)
- Town 'n' Country (unincorporated)
Between 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants
- Auburndale ★
- Bartow ★
- Bayonet Point (unincorporated)
- Bayshore Gardens (unincorporated) ★
- Bloomingdale (unincorporated)
- Citrus Park (unincorporated)
- Dunedin
- Egypt Lake-Leto (unincorporated)
- East Lake (unincorporated)
- Elfers (unincorporated)
- Englewood (unincorporated) ★
- Fruitville (unincorporated) ★
- Greater Carrollwood (unincorporated)
- Gulf Gate Estates (unincorporated) ★
- Gulfport
- Haines City ★
- Holiday
- Homosassa Springs (unincorporated) ★
- Hudson (unincorporated)
- Jasmine Estates (unincorporated)
- Keystone (unincorporated)
- Lake Magdalene (unincorporated)
- Land O' Lakes (unincorporated)
- Lealman (unincorporated)
- Lake Wales ★
- Lakeland Highlands (unincorporated) ★
- Lakewood Ranch (unincorporated) ★
- Lutz (unincorporated)
- New Port Richey
- North Port ★
- Greater Northdale (unincorporated)
- Oldsmar
- Palm River-Clair Mel (unincorporated)
- Palmetto ★
- Pinellas Park
- Plant City
- Poinciana (unincorporated) ★
- Riverview (unincorporated)
- Safety Harbor
- Seminole
- South Bradenton (unincorporated) ★
- South Venice (unincorporated) ★
- Greater Sun Center (unincorporated)
- Tarpon Springs
- Temple Terrace
- University (unincorporated)
- Westchase (unincorporated)
- Winter Haven ★
- Venice ★
- Zephyrhills
Demographics
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater MSA consists of the following ethnic demographics:
- White (Non-Hispanic/Latino)- 1,821,955 76.0%
- Black - 248,058 10.4%
- Hispanic - 248,642 10.4%
- Asian/Pacific Islander - 57,235 2.4%
Population and age
Tampa Bay's expanding population has grown more than 11 percent in the past six years and is projected to grow an additional 9 percent by 2011. The Tampa Bay region's population is projected to increase from the current 3.8 million to more than 4.2 million in 2011. That translates to over 70,000 new people a year, mostly through migration.
Nearly 20% of Tampa Bay's population is in the 18-34 age group.
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino by Origin
Migration
From 2000-2004, total net migration for the Tampa Bay region was 262,961 or an average of 65,740 per year. During this time Tampa Bay accounted for nearly 20% of Florida's total net migration. The annual migration totals grew steadily since 2000 until 200 people a day moved to Tampa Bay in 2004. Two Tampa Bay region counties are among the top counties in the country for net in-migration. Pasco County ranks 8th in the nation for net migration and Hillsborough County ranks 13th out of more than 3,000 counties.
Economy
Avionics, Defense & Marine Electronics
The University of South Florida’s Center for Ocean Technology, which has been a leader in MEMS research and development and has been using the technology to collect biological and chemical data to monitor water quality, provided underwater technology for port security at the 2004 Republican National Convention. USF’s Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue used its miniature robots to assist rescue teams at Ground Zero following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Tampa Bay is home to United States Central Command which directs military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and the middle East.
Business and Information Services
Nearly one in four of the state's business and information services firms resides in Tampa Bay. These firms range from financial services firms toinformation technologyproviders to professional services organizations such as law firms, accounting firms, engineering firms, consulting and more. As a gateway to the Florida High Tech Corridor, Tampa Bay is home to many information technology firms along with many business services providers.
Wall Street South
Tampa Bay's financial services cluster is the largest in the state of Florida and ranks 20th in the nation in terms of domestic employment. The size and scope of this sector has drawn many service vendors to the region to support the financial services industry.
Financial Service Firms:
- JPMorgan Chase
- Citigroup
- Deposit Trust & Clearing Corporation
- Raymond James Financial
- Franklin Templeton
- Metlife
- USAA
- Progressive Insurance
- State Farm
Information Services
Tampa Bay serves as the gateway to the Florida High Tech Corridor which spans 23 counties. Created as a partnership between the University of South Florida, University of Central Florida and now including the University of Florida, the Florida High Tech Corridor promotes the growth of the high tech industry across Central Florida.
Research
Academic research is a key component of high-tech growth and a powerful economic engine. The presence of cutting-edge research in the region is vital to technology transfer, which enables innovative ideas discovered in academia to achieve commercialization in the marketplace. Tampa Bay has several powerhouse research centers that are engaged in both pure scientific research and aggressively pursuing technology transfer to enrich people’s lives.
Health Care
With more than 50 hospitals, dozens of clinics and ambulatory care centers, the Tampa Bay has an abundance of top-rated health care facilities for children and adults. The region a
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