East Lake-Orient ParkFL
Population 29,213: a town in Florida.
Is East Lake-Orient Park a good place to live?
East Lake-Orient Park grades low on several counts. The weak point is health (C) — CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 74% of the country. It also trails on cost of living: the typical home is worth about $233K, 3.1 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. Its best grade is for walkability (A): it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. All told, that adds up to a C− overall and a rank of 472nd of 634 in Florida. On that grade it does better than 18% of U.S. towns. This Florida town is home to Herzing University-Tampa. Just over one in ten residents are 65 or older in the town, below both the Florida town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
What makes East Lake-Orient Park stand out
Where East Lake-Orient Park beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Herzing University-Tampa | 177 |
| Strayer University-Florida | 3 |
East Lake-Orient Park has grown 23% from 2010 to 2020
22,753 counted in 2010 and 28,050 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How East Lake-Orient Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far East Lake-Orient Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tropicana Field and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Lake-Orient Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
4 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
7 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
5 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
23 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumPhoto credits
Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to East Lake-Orient Park: who provides what
East Lake-Orient Park is unincorporated, so Hillsborough County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Lake-Orient Park.
East Lake-Orient Park draws workers from Tampa and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
About one in three of East Lake-Orient Park’s working residents commute to Tampa
63,430 jobs are based in East Lake-Orient Park, 5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 35,271 in 2013 to 63,430.
18% of East Lake-Orient Park residents live below the poverty line. Jobs in East Lake-Orient Park grew by 28,159 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 63,430. For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away.
| East Lake-Orient Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Lake-Orient Park’s public schools trail 57% of Florida districts
The largest public high school is Tampa Bay Tech High School, with 2,181 students. Public schools: the Hillsborough school district. Two of the 10 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robles Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 472 | D− |
| Tampa Bay Tech High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,181 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
For health, East Lake-Orient Park earns a C
Against the 7,899 U.S. towns with household incomes like East Lake-Orient Park’s, it is less healthy than 54%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Nearly a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor in East Lake-Orient Park. Of 31 CDC measures, East Lake-Orient Park beats the Florida average on 3 and trails it on 16. Two figures for adults here: 27% worry about having enough food, 19% report frequent mental distress.
| East Lake-Orient Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | East Lake-Orient Park | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.9% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A younger population than Florida as a whole
East Lake-Orient Park’s median age comes in at 34.5 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 25% of adults 25 and older, vs 34% across Florida. The share of residents in East Lake-Orient Park who are under 18: 27%.
| East Lake-Orient Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 27% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 34.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 34.9, men 33.6.
| East Lake-Orient Park | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.3% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.4% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.5% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.8% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The climate in East Lake-Orient Park brings mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 50°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.8°.
The town’s January low is 50°F. Snow is a rarity.
| East Lake-Orient Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East Lake-Orient Park has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
The FEMA hazard score for East Lake-Orient Park comes to 64 of 100. Since 1985, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally. Expected losses in East Lake-Orient Park break down as 43% from hurricanes and 28% from inland flooding. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In East Lake-Orient Park, 0.9% of the land is conserved
Across 8 parks and preserves: 4.3 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Florida State Fairgrounds, at 338 acres. For East Lake-Orient Park, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| East Lake-Orient Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | 0.8 mi | 17 |
| 2. Florida State Fairgrounds | 0.7 mi | 338 |
| 3. Eureka Springs Park | 0.6 mi | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in East Lake-Orient Park sells for about $305K
The typical rent in East Lake-Orient Park is $1,555 a month. For households locally, the share who live in a home they own is 51%. A home in East Lake-Orient Park typically sold within 76 days of listing.
| East Lake-Orient Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,555 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East Lake-Orient Park
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of East Lake-Orient Park
About 6 of every 100 East Lake-Orient Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Every workday, about 62,003 people come to East Lake-Orient Park for work
Where East Lake-Orient Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Lake-Orient Park
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
East Lake-Orient Park is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, in the Tampa Bay area. As of the 2020 census, East Lake-Orient Park had a population of 28,050. The area is the home of the Florida State Fairgrounds, which hosts the Florida State Fair in mid-February of each year. It was previously home to East Lake Square Mall. The ZIP code for East Lake-Orient Park is 33610 (East Lake) and 33619 (Orient Park).
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- Area
- 17 sq mi
- Elevation
- 37 ft
- Area code
- 813
East Lake-Orient Park’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with East Lake-Orient Park.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lake-Orient Park | #472 | C− | C | — | C+ | C |
| Temple Terrace | #393 | C | C− | C | C+ | B |
| Tampa | #458 | C− | D | C | C+ | B |
| Thonotosassa | #538 | D | C | — | C+ | C |
| Mango | #528 | D | C | — | C+ | C− |
| Brandon | #356 | C | D | — | C+ | B+ |
East Lake-Orient Park, Thonotosassa, Mango and Brandon report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East Lake-Orient Park with a neighbor →
Questions about East Lake-Orient Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Lake-Orient Park, FL a good place to live?
It grades C for health and C+ for schools.
Is East Lake-Orient Park, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $233,000, 38% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.