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18,754people live here $83,875median household incomeNear US average $1,386median rent per monthNear US average $304,500median home valueNear US average

Gibsonton is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Gibsonton

Gibsonton is an unincorporated community in Florida. The numbers below lay out what daily life there actually looks like.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Gibsonton deals with commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, college degree attainment below the national average, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The not so good

Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers

How Gibsonton compares

Median household income

Gibsonton$83,875

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Gibsonton$1,386

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Gibsonton$304,500

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Gibsonton

Based on Gibsonton's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,772

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $55,440 a year
56% of Gibsonton renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$60,900

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $30,450
Homes cost 3.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,386/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,386 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $304,500. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $304,500 · 56% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Hillsborough County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Hillsborough County (county-wide)

Safety

126 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Gibsonton doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 436/100k · Policed by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 27% above US

33 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 33 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Work from home

14%

Carpool

10%

Other

2.2%

Walk

1.3%

Public transit

0.5%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 53°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 47% below US

19% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (28 miles away).

Bottom line

Nothing in Gibsonton's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,386/mo) equals 20% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes and anyone who doesn't drive.

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