Richard Cieplechowicz · Tampa Bay data studies
Tampa Bay vacant homes by county, 2020-2024
County totals computed from the 132 selected Tampa Bay ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in the vacancy composition study by Richard Cieplechowicz. These are sums of survey-period ZCTA estimates, not full countywide counts.
County totals from the selected ZCTAs
Across the 132 selected ZCTAs, the 2020-2024 American Community Survey estimates 1,513,832 housing units, of which 184,380 (12.2%) were vacant. Of the vacant units, 44.1% were classified as seasonal, recreational, or occasional use, and 18.0% as for rent.
| County | ZCTAs | Housing units | Vacant units | Vacancy rate | For rent | For-rent share of vacant | Seasonal / recreational | Seasonal share of vacant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough | 53 | 646,161 | 48,184 | 7.5% | 15,894 | 33.0% | 10,369 | 21.5% |
| Pinellas | 47 | 520,107 | 91,634 | 17.6% | 13,290 | 14.5% | 47,815 | 52.2% |
| Pasco | 23 | 258,117 | 35,105 | 13.6% | 2,938 | 8.4% | 18,864 | 53.7% |
| Hernando | 9 | 89,447 | 9,457 | 10.6% | 1,122 | 11.9% | 4,303 | 45.5% |
| Selected total | 132 | 1,513,832 | 184,380 | 12.2% | 33,244 | 18.0% | 81,351 | 44.1% |
How the counties differ
Hillsborough is the only one of the four where for-rent units are the largest single vacancy category: 15,894 of 48,184 vacant units (33.0%). Its overall vacancy rate, 7.5%, is the lowest of the four counties in this selection.
Pinellas has the highest vacancy rate in the selection at 17.6%, and seasonal, recreational, or occasional-use units make up the majority of its vacant stock: 47,815 of 91,634 (52.2%). Much of that is the barrier-island and beach ZCTAs, where seasonal units dominate.
Pasco shows the same seasonal pattern in the selected ZCTAs: 18,864 of 35,105 vacant units (53.7%) are seasonal, and only 8.4% are for rent - the lowest for-rent share of the four.
Hernando's nine selected ZCTAs sit between the two patterns: 10.6% vacant, with seasonal units at 45.5% of the vacant total and for-rent units at 11.9%.
Source and method
Every number on this page is a sum over the assigned-county rows of the underlying Tampa Bay vacancy composition by ZCTA, 2020-2024 dataset, built from ACS tables B25002 and B25004 via Census Reporter. The 132 ZCTAs were selected by largest county land-area share with a minimum of 500 residents; a ZCTA may cross county lines, and the selection does not cover every county address. Download the 132-ZCTA CSV to reproduce these totals.
Limits
These are five-year survey estimates, not current vacancy or rental listings, and the county rows are sums over selected ZCTAs, not countywide figures. Margins of error on the summed counts and derived shares were not calculated, so close comparisons may not be meaningful. A ZCTA is not the same as a USPS delivery ZIP.
Citation: Cieplechowicz, Richard (Ryszard). Tampa Bay vacant homes by county, 2020-2024 (2026), CC BY 4.0; source U.S. Census Bureau ACS, computed from DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23114340.
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Underlying study: vacancy composition by ZCTA · housing and rent burden by ZCTA · owner home values by ZCTA · all Tampa Bay studies.