Pasco County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 744.8 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 632.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 353.9%. On the 2000 census form, 98.6% of the population reported only one race, with 2.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 5.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.30 persons compared to an average family size of 2.77 persons. In 2007 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $23,766. Per capita income grew by 8.1% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2007) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	471,028	138	Covered Employment	99,478	269
Growth (%) since 1990	67.5%	173	Avg wage per job	$31,890	1224
Households (2000)	147,566	154	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	3.8%	2433
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	197,207	169	Avg wage per job	$40,234	1151
Unemployment Rate (2008)	7.4	585	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	1.9%	1724
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$27,628	1848	Avg wage per job	$38,056	1426
Median Household Income (2007)	$44,233	1103	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	15.4%	391
Poverty Rate (2007)	11.9	2057	Avg wage per job	$40,859	347
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	77.6	1,769	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	2.7%	1266
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	13.1	1,874	Avg wage per job	$42,439	773