City safety & data profile
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University, FL is a 41K-resident city in Hillsborough County with a median household income of $37,207.
Hillsborough County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for University, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. University has a population larger than 74% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $164,900, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
- 41K
- Population (place)
- Top 26%
- By size
- $37,207
- Median income (place)
- $164,900
- Median home (place)
- 37%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on University
University posts a median household income higher than 1% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the University area.
- Bottom 2%
- by median income, US cities
- 5
- hospitals in & near University
Composite score · University, FL
18/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
See the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where University income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$37,207 Bottom 1% higher than 1% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
FL cities ranked by population
Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
1,009,833 residents
- Miami
Miami, FL
487,014 residents
- Tampa
Tampa, FL
414,547 residents
- Orlando 334,854
Orlando, FL
334,854 residents
- St. Petersburg 257,083
St. Petersburg, FL
257,083 residents
- Hialeah 237,069
Hialeah, FL
237,069 residents
- Tallahassee 201,731
Tallahassee, FL
201,731 residents
- Fort Lauderdale 183,146
Fort Lauderdale, FL
183,146 residents
- Cape Coral 175,229
Cape Coral, FL
175,229 residents
- Pembroke Pines 166,611
Pembroke Pines, FL
166,611 residents
What this shows Jacksonville tops this pool by population; the income lead belongs to Pinecrest instead.
Income ranking: FL
The same 310-city FL pool, sorted by median household income instead of headcount. Tooltip carries the population rank.
- Pinecrest
Pinecrest, FL
$206,417 median
- Parkland
Parkland, FL
$198,669 median
- Lake Butler
Lake Butler, FL
$182,500 median
- Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne, FL
$181,505 median
- Keystone
Keystone, FL
$161,056 median
- Naples
Naples, FL
$153,182 median
- Miami Shores
Miami Shores, FL
$144,050 median
- Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay, FL
$142,447 median
- Fruit Cove
Fruit Cove, FL
$141,863 median
- Weston
Weston, FL
$139,825 median
What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.
The quick read
Reading University, FL beyond the headline numbers
University sits inside Hillsborough County, Florida, at roughly 28.07°N, -82.44°W. Population 41,163, $37,207 median household income. Median home value $164,900, median rent $1,295. Poverty rate 37%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
5 hospitals in/around University (nearest 0.9 mi away), 3.4/5 avg rating, 5 with an ER.
37% of University, FL residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.
Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 24.4% in University, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
University's median age is 28 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.
3.2% of University workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
20.6% of University adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the lowest quarter of reporting cities.
A median home in University runs about 4.4 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.
Median rent in University, FL runs $1,295/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.
Unemployment in University sits at 5.1%, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
12.9% of University workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for University 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.
A Decade of Change 2013–2024
County-level trend (Hillsborough County): University'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.
Economics
What stands out most about University's economic profile: poverty rate at 37.0%, 198% above the average across tracked places. A second figure worth noting: median household income at $37,207, 58% below the tracked-city average.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 37% +198% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 5.1% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 20.6% |
| Work From Home | 12.9% |
| Public Transit | 3.2% |
Population Snapshot
Health Snapshot 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Nearby Hospital Options 5 within 25 mi
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Cost of Living
BEA 20240.9% above national average
Metro area: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
NFIP Flood Claim History
FEMA NFIP, county-levelSince 2016, NFIP has paid out $1112.6M across 11,560 flood insurance claims filed in Hillsborough County.
The largest single contributor was Hurricane Helene, accounting for 7,418 claims.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect University?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for University right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet FL-UNIVERSITY · University
University: 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 University; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology
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Cities nationwide with a comparable poverty or income figure 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for University, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (37% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($37,207 here).
Compare University with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Nearby Places 8
Using University'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 University area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Income and poverty rate tell different stories, two places sharing a median can still diverge sharply on poverty.
- Compare University against Florida peers on any ranking lens. Explore Florida
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 2026-09-16.