Progress Village, Florida

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Progress Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,188.{{Cite web|title=Progress Village CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1259050|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}

Geography

Progress Village is located near the geographic center of Hillsborough County and is bordered by Palm River-Clair Mel to the north, Riverview to the east, and Gibsonton to the south. Interstate 75 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, and the western edge follows County Road 573. Progress Village is {{convert|9|mi|0}} southeast of downtown Tampa.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|7.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.6|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 6.90%, are water.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1259050| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Progress Village CDP, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=May 5, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1970= 2573

|2000= 2482

|2010= 5392

|2020= 11188

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|+Progress Village CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Progress Village CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1259050&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Progress Village CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1259050&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2010

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White alone (NH)

|1,547

|style='background: #ffffe6;|3,125

|28.69%

|style='background: #ffffe6;|27.93%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|2,699

|style='background: #ffffe6;|3,944

|50.06%

|style='background: #ffffe6;|35.25%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|7

|style='background: #ffffe6;|29

|0.13%

|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.26%

Asian alone (NH)

|210

|style='background: #ffffe6;|555

|3.89%

|style='background: #ffffe6;|4.96%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|1

|style='background: #ffffe6;|2

|0.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.02%

Other race (NH)

|19

|style='background: #ffffe6;|114

|0.35%

|style='background: #ffffe6;|1.02%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|108

|style='background: #ffffe6;|530

|2.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6;|4.74%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|801

|style='background: #ffffe6;|2,889

|14.86%

|style='background: #ffffe6;|25.82%

Total

|5,392

|style='background: #ffffe6;|11,188

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6;|100.00%

=2000 Census=

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,482 people, 853 households, and 622 families residing in the community. The population density was {{convert|737.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 905 housing units at an average density of {{convert|268.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the community was 6.69% White, 90.73% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.74% of the population.

There were 853 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples living together, 28.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.41.

In the community the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.7 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $27,708, and the median income for a family was $32,384. Males had a median income of $24,440 versus $21,521 for females. The per capita income for the community was $11,781. About 15.1% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.9% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

History

Progress Village was Tampa's first low-income housing suburb. It was planned as a neighborhood for low-income residents outside of the city limits.The following link outlines the planning and construction of Progress Village and includes correspondence files, working papers, and related documents covering years 1958-1970. The documents are in the University of South Florida Library and are not posted online: [http://www.lib.usf.edu/aeon/eads/index.html?eadrequest=true&ead_id=U29-00057-p32]

Progress Village Middle Magnet School of the Arts and Jack Lamb Elementary School are on the southern edge of Progress Village.

References

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  • [http://www.sptimes.com/2006/12/03/Floridian/Pains_of_Progress.shtml St Petersburg Times article that quotes one of the first homeowners in 1959 from Progress Village]