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Home to 15,764 people, the town was settled in 1886.
Thonotosassa’s weakest is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $408K, 5.5 years of the Tampa metro’s $74K median household income. It also trails on health (C): residents are less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than just over two thirds of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. The overall grade comes out at D, 538th of 634 in Florida. Set against the rest, it does better than 11% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve, 1,235 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. Its January low is 49°F, against 51°F in Florida’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in the town, above both the Florida town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
13,014 counted in 2010 and 15,238 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Thonotosassa is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,091 in 2000, 15,238 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1961 and 4 maps from 1943 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Thonotosassa. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
8 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
12 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
7 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
28 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumTropicana 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
Thonotosassa 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Thonotosassa.
The share of workers in Thonotosassa who do their job from home: 16%. For most workers, Thonotosassa is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. This Florida town had 4,499 jobs in 2023, up 963 from 2013. Also worth knowing: its typical journey to work comes in at 30 minutes.
| Thonotosassa | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: the Hillsborough school district. Of its 6 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 686 | D |
| Bayaan Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 214 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Two in five adults in Thonotosassa sleep under 7 hours; 15% have diabetes. For adults 18 to 64 locally, the share who have no health insurance is 16%.
| Thonotosassa | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Thonotosassa | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22.4% | 16.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 11.2% | 8.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.4% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
51 flood insurance claims have been paid in Thonotosassa since 1988. 35% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 27%. Federal aid has come to Thonotosassa households in 10 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 49.3°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91°.
Its peak summer temperature comes in at 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Thonotosassa | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Thonotosassa, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. Trails run 4.2 miles in 4 parks and preserves.
| Thonotosassa | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve | 1.3 mi | 1,235 |
| 2. Thonotosassa | 0.3 mi | 18 |
| 3. E. L. Bing Park | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
College graduates make up 27% of adults 25 and older, against 34% across Florida. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Florida average. 19% never finished high school.
| Thonotosassa | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 31% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1 point). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 67% are men (FL 51%). Median age: women 42.6, men 38.3.
| Thonotosassa | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.4% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.9% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.1% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A home in Thonotosassa typically sold within 85 days of listing. The typical home value locally is about $408,000, down 1.1% in a year, 9% above the Florida typical home. The town’s typical rent stands at $1,134 a month.
| Thonotosassa | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,134 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Thonotosassa
About 4 of every 100 Thonotosassa residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Thonotosassa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Thonotosassa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,238 at the 2020 census, up from 13,014 at the 2010 census.
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2 towns share a border with Thonotosassa.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thonotosassa | #538 | D | C | — | C+ | C |
| Mango | #528 | D | C | — | C+ | C− |
| East Lake-Orient Park | #472 | C− | C | — | C+ | C |
Thonotosassa, Mango and East Lake-Orient Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Thonotosassa with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Thonotosassa grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #538 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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