Tampa Named America's 9th Fastest-Growing City In U.S.

TAMPA, FL — With the U.S. Census Bureau reporting that the South and West held 13 of the 15 cities with the largest population gains between 2010 and 2019, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2020’s Fastest-Growing Cities in America.

According to WalletHub, Tampa ranks ninth in terms of large-city growth and 65th overall.

To determine where the most rapid local economic growth occurred over a period of seven years, WalletHub compared 515 U.S. cities across 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from population growth to college-educated population growth to unemployment rate decrease. In addition, we produced a separate ranking by city size.

Economic Growth in Tampa (1=Fastest-Growing; 258=Avg.):

• 48th – Population Growth
• 142nd – Median Household Income Growth
• 106th – Job Growth
• 231st – Poverty Rate Decrease
• 227th – Unemployment Rate Decrease
• 101st – Growth in Number of Businesses
• 81st – Working-Age Population Growth
• 21st – Foreclosure Rate Decrease
• 10th – Median House Price Growth

Courtesy WalletHub