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University, Florida.

A community in Hillsborough County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Hillsborough County’s.

Living in University, Hillsborough County, Florida

University, in Hillsborough County, had 50,893 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $37,207 a year and half less, against $79,540 across Hillsborough County; 37% of its people live below the poverty line. 13% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 87% are rented. Unemployment in Hillsborough County was 4.6% in August 2026, and the county had 0.8% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 50,893 in the 2020 census; median age 28.0
Household income $37,207 the median, give or take $2,194 · Hillsborough County: $79,540
Unemployment 4.6% Hillsborough County, August 2026; 4.3% a year before
Homes 13% lived in by their owners; 87% rented
  • 20,256households
  • 21%of adults have a degree
  • 37%below the poverty line
  • 28 mintypical commute
  • 13%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care26%
  • Professional and business services15%
  • Shops (retail)13%
  • Building trades12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment12%
  • Banks, insurance and property6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Hillsborough County had 795,729 jobs in 2025, 0.8% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 71° and 53°; warmest in August, 91° and 77° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 71° 53° F M A M J J A 91° 77° S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 71° and 53°; warmest in August, 91° and 77° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 71° 53° F M A M J J A 91° 77° S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 71° and lows near 53°; warmest in August, with highs near 91° and lows near 77°. About 49 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Tampa International Airport weather station, 10 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in University

  1. Adventhealth TampaGeneral hospital3,734FTE
  2. Waterfield Florida StaffingTemporary help services397
  3. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters350
  4. The Bristol at TampaNursing homes326
  5. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters290
  6. Tampa Electric CompanyUtility line, construction261
  7. Fairway Oaks CenterSkilled nursing facilities180
  8. Northside Behavioral Hlth Cntr (2630)160

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 21 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 7,181 people in all. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. TornadoesRelatively high
  2. Cold wavesRelatively high
  3. LightningRelatively high
  4. Hurricanesrelatively high in parts of UniversityRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in University’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Hillsborough County.