LIVING IN TAMPA
Tampa is a large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 392,890 people and 177 constituent neighborhoods, Tampa is the third largest community in Florida.
Tampa is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Tampa is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tampa who work in sales jobs (12.27%), office and administrative support (12.12%), and management occupations (11.01%).
Also of interest is that Tampa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Tampa is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Tampa is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
Tampa is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Of the large cities in America, Tampa is one of the most car-oriented. This is reflected in the urban landscape, which features highways, wide streets, parking lots, and shopping centers of all sizes. It is also reflected in the statistics: 82.63% of people in Tampa drive to work in their own car everyday, most often alone. So, if you’re going to live in Tampa, you’ll need to learn to love driving. Alternative forms of transportation aren’t very widely used or supported.
The population of Tampa is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.30% of adults in Tampa have a bachelor’s degree or even advanced degree.