Hillsborough County Profile

County Seat: Tampa Nearest MSA: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clea Largest Cities: 1 Tampa 2 Plant City 3 Temple Terrace Miles* To: Tallahassee ................................... 204 Orlando ................................... 80 Tampa ................................... 0 Jacksonville ................................... 174 Miami ................................... 205 Atlanta ................................... 418 Chicago ................................... 1003 Dallas ................................... 918 New York ................................... 1006 *Miles are calculated from county seat. Time Zone: Eastern Local Area Code(s): 813
Hillsborough 1980: 646,939 1990: 834,054 2007: 1,174,727 2015(p): 1,346,600 2030(p): 1,643,400 (p) Denotes Projected Population Florida 9,746,961 12,938,071 18,251,243 20,955,900 25,340,700		Average Temperature High Low January: 70 50 July: 90 75 Florida Mean Annual Precipitation ....... 53 Average Annual Rain Days ....... 107 (2006) In-Migration 69,684 Out-Migration 58,950 Net-Migration 10,734 *Estimates based on IRS Statistics of Income data

(2007) Labor Force 610,845 Labor Force % of County Population 52.0 Number in County Unemployed 24,206 Unemployment Rate 4.0% N/D = No Data Hillsborough Florida (2006) Average Annual Employment 586,639 7,952,023 Natural Resources & Mining 2.1% 1.2% Construction 7.4% 8.0% Manufacturing 5.5% 5.1% Trade, Transportation and Utilities 18.1% 20.8% Information 3.6% 2.1% Financial Activities 10.1% 6.9% Professional & Business Services 23.0% 17.0% Education & Health Services 12.0% 18.4% Leisure & Hospitality 10.2% 11.4% Other Services 3.0% 3.1% Public administration 4.6% 5.8% Unclassified 0.1% 0.1% Average Annual Wage (2006) All Industries $40,397 Construction $42,915 Education & Health Services $43,234 Financial Activities $57,502 Information $64,464 Leisure & Hospitality $20,574 Manufacturing $42,639 Natural Resources & Mining $18,603 Other Services $27,462 Professional & Business Services $39,598 Public administration $48,706 Trade, Transportation and Utilities $36,927 Unclassified $34,339 Hillsborough Florida 2004 $31,994 $32,618 2005 $33,677 $34,798 2006 $35,079 $36,720 Major Private Sector Employers Hillsborough County School District Business Line: Educational Services Number of Employees - 25,487 Verizon Communications Business Line: Information Number of Employees - 14,000 University of South Florida Business Line: Educational Services Number of Employees - 11,607 Tampa International Airport Business Line: Transportation, Warehousing Number of Employees - 7,760 St Joseph's Hospital Business Line: Healthcare & Social Assistance Number of Employees - 5,242 JPMorgan Chase Business Line: Finance & Insurance Number of Employees - 5,237 Publix Super Markets Business Line: Food Services Number of Employees - 4,630 Bank of America Business Line: Finance & Insurance Number of Employees - 3,754 Outback Steakhouse Business Line: Food Services Number of Employees - 3,625 TECO Energy Business Line: Utilities Number of Employees -  3,211

Federal Interstates I-4, I-75, I-275 Federal Highways US-41, US-301 State Highways SR-60 Railroads Amtrak, CSX Railroad Nearest Airport with Scheduled Commerical Airline Service: Tampa International Airport # Runways 3 Longest Paved Runway(ft.) 11000 General Aviation Airports Peter O. Knight, Plant City, Vandenberg Local Deep Water Port Tampa Port Authority Miles to Closest Port 3

COUNTY Countywide Ad Valorem Millage Rates: Government 5.8050 Schools 7.5230 Special 1.0482 Total 14.3762 Ad Valorem Tax Exemption: No Retail Sales Tax (Local Option) 1.00 Federal Enterprise Zone Yes State Enterprise Zone EZ-2901, EZ-2902 STATE Corporate Income Tax 5.5% Personal Income Tax 0.0% Retail Sales Tax 6.0%

Electric Companies: TECO Energy Natural Gas Companies: TECO People's Gas Telephone Companies: Verizon Water & Sewer Companies: City of Tampa Tampa Bay Water District Southwest Florida Water Management District Exisiting Industrial Zoned Land Yes Number of Acres 25,579 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 0 Industrial Parks Yes Number of Acres 0 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 79 Foreign Trade Zones Yes Zone Number(s) 79 Public Schools Teachers Enrollments Elementary: 138 6,502 94,162 Secondary: 67 4,510 98,900 Totals: 205 11,012 193,062 Private Schools Available: Yes POST SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVING THE COUNTY: Colleges/Universities: University of South Florida Eckerd College University of Tampa Florida Metropolitan University Stetson Law School Junior/Community Colleges: Hillsborough Community College Southwest Florida College- Tampa Campus Vocational/Technical Schools: Brewster Technical Center ITT Technical Institute Erwin Technical Center Learey Technical Center International Academy of Design Other Schools: University of Sarasota - Tampa Campus University of Phoenix- Tampa Campus

Cost of Living Price Level Index, (2007) Florida State Average = 100 Sample Total 95.37 Food 100.34 Housing 89.95 Medical Care 93.38 Personal Goods and Services 100.67 Transportation 100.13 Medical Services: Brandon Regional Hospital H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute James A. Haley Veterans Hospital St. Josephs Hospital Tampa General Hospital Town & Country Hospital University Hospital- Medical Center Recreational Opportunities: 200+ Parks and 35+ Golf Courses Busch Gardens Carnival, Holland America, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruise Ships Lowry Park Zoo Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Professional Sports: NFL, MLB, NHL Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Historical Points Of Interest: Florida Center for Contemporary Art Florida International Museum Henry B. Plant Museum at University of Tampa Tampa Bay History Center Veterans Memorial Museum & Park Ybor City State Museum Cultural Events/Festivals: Air Fest Fiesta Day Florida State Fair Florida Strawberry Festival Gasparilla Pirate Invasion Guavaween at Ybor City Outback Bowl and Parade

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