TABLE 2.50 HOUSEHOLDS AND AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

1970

1980

CHANGE

1990

CHANGE

HERNANDO COUNTY

2.77

2.48

-10.5%

2.37

-4.4%

TAMPA BAY MSA*

3.01

2.42

-19.6%

2.32

-4.1%

FLORIDA

2.90

2.55

-12.1%

2.46

-3.5%

UNITED STATES

3.14

2.76

-12.1%

2.63

-4.7%

# OF HOUSEHOLDS

1970

1980

CHANGE

1990

CHANGE

HERNANDO COUNTY

6,084

17,735

191.5%

42,300

138.5%

TAMPA BAY MSA*

406,496

656,551

61.5%

869,481

32.4%

FLORIDA

2,284,786

3,744,254

63.9%

5,134,869

37.1%

SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

* MSA = METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

THE 1999 ESTIMATED AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE FOR HERNANDO COUNTY: 2.38 PERSONS AS PER THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH (BEBR) - JANUARY 2000;

# OF HOUSEHOLDS

1990

1999

CHANGE

HERNANDO COUNTY

42,300

52,862

25.0%

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

324,872

377,006

16.0%

PASCO COUNTY

121,674

141,277

16.1%

PINELLAS COUNTY

380,635

400,325

5.2%

TAMPA BAY MSA*

869,481

971,470

11.7%

FLORIDA

5,134,869

6,045,271

17.7%

SOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH (BEBR)