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Fish HawkFL

Fish Hawk, FL is a 14K-resident city in Hillsborough County with a median household income of $135,271.

Hillsborough County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Fish Hawk, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Fish Hawk has a population larger than 23% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $561,000.

Data updated 2026-09-04

14K
Population (place)
Bottom 24%
By size
$135,271
Median income (place)
$561,000
Median home (place)
7.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Fish Hawk

Fish Hawk posts a median household income higher than 89% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 11%
by median income, US cities

Where Fish Hawk income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$135,271 Top 11% higher than 89% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Fish Hawk $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Fish Hawk, FL beyond the headline numbers

Fish Hawk sits inside Hillsborough County, Florida, at roughly 27.85°N, -82.21°W. Population 14,087, $135,271 median household income. Median home value $561,000, median rent $2,280. Poverty rate 7.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 7.2%, poverty in Fish Hawk, FL runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in Fish Hawk runs about 4.1 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

26.5% of Fish Hawk workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.5% in Fish Hawk, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Fish Hawk from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
14,087
Fish Hawk · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$135,271
+51% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$561,000
+36% vs avg
Median Age (place)
36.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Hillsborough County): Fish Hawk's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.5M+21%
Median Income
$79,540+60%
Median Home Value
$371,500+132%
Poverty Rate
12.7%-24%
Unemployment
4.5%-59%

Economics

Economics indicators for Fish Hawk, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,280/mo
Poverty Rate
7.2% -42% vs avg
Unemployment 4.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 55%
Work From Home 26.5%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 72.2%
African American 6.2%
Asian 5.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37%
High Blood Pressure
30%
Obesity
28.6%
Binge Drinking
18.5%
Physical Inactivity
17.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.1%
Current Smoking
10.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
9.6%
Current Asthma
9.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 64.6%
Annual Checkup 76.5%

Other Measures

Diabetes
9.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.5%
Stroke
2.4%

What alerts and safety updates affect Fish Hawk?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Fish Hawk right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-FISH-HAWK · Fish Hawk

Fish Hawk: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Fish Hawk; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Fish Hawk, FL?
Fish Hawk, FL has a population of 14,087 people, located in Hillsborough County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Fish Hawk?
The median household income in Fish Hawk, FL is $135,271 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 7.2%.
What is the median home value in Fish Hawk?
The median home value in Fish Hawk, FL is $561,000. Median rent is $2,280/month.
What are the top health concerns in Fish Hawk?
The top health indicators in Fish Hawk include Short Sleep Duration (37%), High Blood Pressure (30%), Obesity (28.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Fish Hawk?
The median age in Fish Hawk, FL is 36.2 years. 55% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Fish Hawk, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (7.2% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($135,271 here).

Compare Fish Hawk with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Fish Hawk's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Fish Hawk area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Hillsborough County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.