page_title: Plant City, Florida
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Plant City, Florida / Demographics
context_page_description: Plant City is an incorporated city in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. The population was 34,721 at the 2010 census.
  Despite many thinking it was named for flora grown at plant nurseries in its tropical Gulf Coast climate, it was named after prominent railroad developer Henry B. Plant. Plant City is known as the winter strawberry capital of the world and hosts the annual Florida Strawberry Festival in the late winter, which is attended by people from all over the United States as well as many people from around the world.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 29,915 people, 10,849 households, and 7,843 families residing in the city.  The population density was 1,321.9 people per square mile (510.4/km²).  There were 11,797 housing units at an average density of 521.3 per square mile (201.3/km²).  The racial makeup of the city was 71.67% White, 17.42% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 16.16% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 9.10% from other races, and two or more races were 1.77% of the population.
  There were 10,849 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20.
  In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
  The median income for a household in the city was $37,584, and the median income for a family was $43,328. Males had a median income of $33,417 versus $23,585 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,815.  About 11.3% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Location of Plant City in Hillsborough County, Florida