Palm River-East Tampa, Florida

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Hillsborough County

Population in July 2007: 28,996.

Males: 14,094	(48.6%)
Females: 14,902	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	33.3 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $42,884 (it was $36,970 in 2000)

Palm River-East Tampa:	$42,884
Florida:	$44,736

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,662

Palm River-East Tampa CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $131,150 (it was $67,600 in 2000)

Palm River-East Tampa:	$131,150
Florida:	$182,400

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $182,855; Detached houses: $196,470; Townhouses or other attached units: $158,967; In 2-unit structures: $344,092; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $268,423; Mobile homes: $73,545; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $95,287

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White alone - 11,222 (45.1%)
Black alone - 8,368 (33.7%)
Hispanic - 4,449 (17.9%)
Two or more races - 381 (1.5%)
Asian alone - 298 (1.2%)
American Indian alone - 102 (0.4%)
Other race alone - 40 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 6 (0.02%)

Races in Palm River-East Tampa detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Palm River-East Tampa: 93.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 5 feet

Land area: 26.0 square miles.

Population density: 1116 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Palm River-East Tampa:

High school or higher: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Palm River-East Tampa CCD:

Never married: 26.3%
Now married: 52.9%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 13.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Florida:	16.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Palm River-East Tampa CCD:	1.2% ($796)
Florida:	1.4% ($1,262)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brandon, FL (5.4 miles , pop. 77,895).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (6.6 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (798.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Palm River-Clair Mel, FL (0.9 miles ), Progress Village, FL (1.3 miles ), East Lake-Orient Park, FL (2.1 miles ), Riverview, FL (2.1 miles ), Brandon, FL (2.3 miles ), Gibsonton, FL (2.3 miles ), Mango, FL (2.6 miles ), Tampa, FL (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 27.92 N, Longitude: 82.37 W

Palm River-East Tampa household income distribution

Palm River-East Tampa home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	8.9%
Florida:	9.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (14%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Educational services (12%)
Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Work and jobs in Palm River-East Tampa: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Palm River-East Tampa, Florida

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Palm River-East Tampa, Florida average temperatures

Palm River-East Tampa, Florida average precipitation

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Tornado activity:

Palm River-East Tampa-area historical tornado activity is above Florida state average. It is 133% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1966, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.0 miles away from the Palm River-East Tampa place center killed 11 people and injured 530 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/4/1978, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.9 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 94 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Hillsborough County (21) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Floods: 5, Fires: 5, Storms: 4, Tropical Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Palm River-East Tampa:

ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; TAMPA, FL)
BRANDON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; BRANDON, FL)
TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; TAMPA, FL)

Amtrak stations near Palm River-East Tampa:

6 miles: TAMPA (601 NEBRASKA AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
20 miles: PINELLAS PARK (PARK BLVD. AT U.S. 19) - Bus Station . Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Palm River-East Tampa:

Everest University-Brandon (about 5 miles; Tampa, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)
Hillsborough Community College (about 6 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 11,277)
The University of Tampa (about 6 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 5,429)
University of South Florida-Main Campus (about 10 miles; Tampa, FL; FT enrollment: 27,329)
University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus (about 20 miles; St. Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,227)
St Petersburg College (about 21 miles; Clearwater, FL; FT enrollment: 9,555)
Eckerd College (about 24 miles; Saint Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,132)

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Notable locations in Palm River-East Tampa: Tampa Park of Commerce (A), Parkway Business Center at Oak Creek (B), Oak Creek Corporate Center (C), Interchange Center (D), Riverbay Plaza (E), Lou Railroad Station (F), Rockport Railroad Station (G), Sutton Railroad Station (H), Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Station 15 Palm River (I), Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Station 1 Progress Village (J), Hillsborough County Fire Marshal's Office (K), Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Community Substation Palm River (L), Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Community Substation Progress Village (M), Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Community Substation Riverview (N), Seventy-Eighth Street Community Library Branch Hillsborough County Public Library (O), Riverview Branch Library (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Wilshire Park Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Palm River-East Tampa include: First Baptist Church (A), Harris Temple United Methodist Church (B), Iglesia Christiana de Avivamiento Assembly of God (C), Mission Marranatha (D), Saint Joseph Missionary Baptist Church (E), Wat Mongkolrata Temple (F), Bell Shoals Church of Christ (G), Church of the Nativity (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Delaney Creek (A), Archie Creek (B), Palm River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hillsborough County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

AQI Pb CO SO₂ NO₂ Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 26.3. This is better than average.

City:	26.3
U.S.:	32.0

Lead (Pb) [µ/m³] level in 2008 was 0.177. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.177
U.S.:	0.107

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.268. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.268
U.S.:	0.334

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.56. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	1.56
U.S.:	2.43

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2008 was 5.41. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	5.41
U.S.:	11.08

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 27.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	27.8
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 18.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	18.3
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 7.77. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	7.77
U.S.:	9.59

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	55.7%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	16.2%
Whole state:	12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	6.4%
Whole state:	5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palm River-East Tampa, FL

48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Palm River-East Tampa compared to Florida state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (93%)
Utility gas (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Hillsborough County Florida:

2008 Presidential Election results in Hillsborough County Florida:

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Religion statistics for Palm River-East Tampa (based on Hillsborough County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.79%

Here		41.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Jewish	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	39.8%	24.7%	7.9%	4.8%	2.3%
Congregations	4.0%	21.5%	7.3%	1.6%	3.2%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Assemblies of God	Episcopal Church	Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	2.1%	2.1%	1.9%	1.6%	12.7%
Congregations	6.5%	7.9%	2.5%	8.1%	37.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 263

Hillsborough County:	2.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 14

Here:	0.12 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:	0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 130

This county:	1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:	1.28 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 373

Hillsborough County:	3.19 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:	3.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 761

This county:	6.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.45 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Hillsborough County:	8.7%
Florida:	9.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Hillsborough County:	25.2%
State:	23.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	13.6%
State:	14.0%

8.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.97%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.23% of residents moved from foreign countries ($673 average AGI)
Hillsborough County:
0.23%
Florida average:
0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Pinellas County, FL	0.97% ($47,620 average AGI)
from Pasco County, FL	0.60% ($40,511)
from Polk County, FL	0.32% ($40,979)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,073 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($626 average AGI)
Hillsborough County:
0.12%
Florida average:
0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Pasco County, FL	1.21% ($49,676 average AGI)
to Pinellas County, FL	0.89% ($45,295)
to Polk County, FL	0.43% ($38,458)

Strongest AM radio stations in Palm River-East Tampa:

WAMA (1550 AM; 10 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: WAMA, INC)
WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
WLCC (760 AM; 10 kW; BRANDON, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA LICENSEE)
WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
WTMP (1150 AM; 10 kW; EGYPT LAKE, FL; Owner: TAMPA BROADCASTING, LTD.)
WHNZ (1250 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTWD (910 AM; 5 kW; PLANT CITY, FL; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDAE (620 AM; 5 kW; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQBN (1300 AM; 5 kW; TEMPLE TERRACE, FL; Owner: RADIO TROPICAL, INC.)
WTIS (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: WTIS-AM, INC.)
WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Palm River-East Tampa:

WRBQ-FM (104.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
WMNF (88.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: NATHAN B. STUBBLEFIELD FOUNDATION)
WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBBY (107.3 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WSSR (95.7 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXTB (97.9 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WDUV (105.5 FM; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
W244BE (96.7 FM; BRANDON, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.,)
WSUN-FM (97.1 FM; HOLIDAY, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC)
WPCV (97.5 FM; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLLD (98.7 FM; HOLMES BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Palm River-East Tampa:

WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
WRMD-LP (Channel 57; TAMPA, FL; Owner: ZGS TELEVISION OF TAMPA, INC.)
WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
WVEA-LP (Channel 61; TAMPA, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
W56EB (Channel 56; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
WTSP (Channel 10; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WARP-CA (Channel 20; TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WXAX-LP (Channel 26; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORP.)
W61AI (Channel 61; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
W36CO (Channel 36; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W33CC (Channel 33; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
W48AY (Channel 48; OLDSMAR, FL; Owner: AMKA BROADCAST NETWORK, INC.)
WSVT-LP (Channel 18; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WSPF-CA (Channel 35; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG)

Palm River-East Tampa on our top lists:

#37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Agricultural workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
#54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Water transportation (population 5,000+)"
#62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"

#54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
#100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"

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