Hillsborough County vs Pasco County

Two neighbouring counties in Florida, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share 33 mi of border.

Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Pasco County spans about 76.9 km at its widest.

Side by side

Hillsborough County, Florida and Pasco County, Florida on shared measures. The middle column is the difference, computed from the two figures either side of it.
MeasureHillsborough CountyDifferencePasco County
Population1,574,115+133.4%674,516
Change since 20207.4%-11.7 pp19.1%
Land area1,023 sq mi+37.0%746.6 sq mi
Population density1,539 per sq mi+70.4%903 per sq mi
Median household income$79,540+12.8%$70,492
Median home value$371,500+23.5%$300,900
Median age37.9-12.7%43.4
Households583,192+146.9%236,163
Housing units630,692+132.0%271,844

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026; US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. The difference column is computed here: the first county's figure against the second, expressed as a percentage of the second. The change-since-2020 row is the exception: two growth rates differ in percentage points (pp), not percent. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

What the numbers say

  • Hillsborough County holds about 2.3 times the population of Pasco County: 1,574,115 against 674,516.
  • Hillsborough County covers more ground, at 1,023 square miles against 746.6.
  • Hillsborough County is the more crowded of the two, at 1,539 people per square mile against 903.
  • Median household income is higher in Hillsborough County, by 9,048 dollars a year.
  • Since 2020, Hillsborough County has grown by 7.4% and Pasco County has grown by 19.1%.
  • They share 33 mi of common border, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which almost no other county reference presents.

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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.