Orlando, FL and Tampa, FL: a Census comparison
Six indicators from the same ACS release, shown without rankings or recommendations.
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ACS five-year estimates · 2020–2024. Values describe Census places, not metropolitan areas.
Population
Estimated total number of residents.
Median household income
Annual household income in inflation-adjusted dollars for the data vintage shown above.
Median gross rent
Monthly gross rent for renter-occupied homes paying cash rent, including applicable utilities.
Median home value
Median reported value of owner-occupied homes, not current listing prices.
Rent burden ≥30%
Share of cash-rent households spending at least 30% of income on gross rent, among those with a computable ratio.
Severe rent burden ≥50%
Share of the same households spending at least 50% of income on gross rent.
How to read this comparison
ACS estimates summarize five years, not current prices or a single point in time. They are sample estimates with uncertainty. Margins of error are not shown, so differences here do not establish statistical significance.
Population measures size, not quality of life. Income is not adjusted for differences in local costs. Home values are reported by owners, not listing prices. These indicators do not identify a better city or predict your individual housing costs.
Rent burden is calculated from household counts with a computable income-to-rent ratio, not by dividing median rent by median income. Percentages are rounded to two decimal places.
Geographic boundaries and household composition can differ. Review each city profile and the Census guidance on comparing ACS estimates.