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.