1. REGIONAL PROFILE
// POPULATION PROJECTION COMPARISON
While
the metro area
as a whole is projected
to grow 1.2 percent
annually, Hillsborough and
Pasco Counties are expected
to far outpace this growth,
increasing 1.7 percent
and 1.8 percent,
respectively.
TAMPA
ORLANDO
JACKSONVILLE
SOUTH FLORIDA
1.2%
1.4%
1.9%
0.9%
// POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY AGE
Nearly half of all
population growth in
the Tampa Bay metro area
is expected to be in the 65+
cohort, exacerbating the need for
healthcare employment in the
area, which is expected to be
one of the fastest growing
employment sectors.
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