Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety57#6,735/15,637
Economy34#10,352/15,631
Housing20#11,938/14,977
Health29#11,049/15,609
Healthcare14#13,396/15,650
Environment69#4,845/15,453
Education43#8,955/15,649
Infrastructure15#13,356/15,650
Community20#12,583/15,651
Leisure & amenities25#11,773/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Beacon Square, Florida ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Pasco County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Comfortable days · high32.5%
89/100Florida 32.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPasco County value
New business applications · high19.5 /1k
88/100Florida 27.6 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauPasco County value
Drinking water violations · low0
86/100Florida 0United States 02024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePasco County value
Property crime rate · low581 /100k
85/100Florida 1,176 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2024Federal Bureau of InvestigationPasco County value
Pharmacies · high2.1 /10k
79/100Florida 2.0 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPasco County value
Job growth · high1.0%
78/100Florida 0.0%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataPasco County value

Weaknesses

Public libraries · low0.2 /10k
2/100Florida 0.2 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesPasco County value
Rent-burdened households · high49.2%
5/100Florida 60.1%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Social associations · low4.9 /10k
6/100Florida 6.9 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePasco County value
Hot days · high113 days
6/100Florida 102 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPasco County value
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high19.5%
8/100Florida 13.7%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Rent as share of income · high29.8%
9/100Florida 35.2%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
6,976 (2015-2019) → 7,895 (2020-2024)
+13%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
70.8% (2015-2019) → 85.1% (2020-2024)
+14 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Median household incomeImproving
$37,958 (2015-2019) → $56,650 (2020-2024)
+49%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Child poverty rateWorsening
13.0% (2015-2019) → 22.8% (2020-2024)
+9.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.2× (2015-2019) → 3.0× (2020-2024)
+41%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
54.3% (2015-2019) → 49.2% (2020-2024)
−5.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Beacon Square, Florida improved on 2 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 10 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Household income+49%$37,958 → $56,650
Broadband+14 points70.8% → 85.1%

Declined1

Price / income+0.9×2.2× → 3.0×

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Beacon Square, Florida between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	30.5 min2015-2019	28.5 min2020-2024	−1.9 min	Within the margin of error	70%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%2015-2019	17.2%2020-2024	+1.7 points	Within the margin of error	40%
Broadband subscriptions	70.8%2015-2019	85.1%2020-2024	+14 points	Improved	78%
Child poverty rate	13.0%2015-2019	22.8%2020-2024	+9.7 points	Within the margin of error	12%
Effective property tax rate	0.89%2015-2019	0.63%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	69%
High school diploma or higher	88.7%2015-2019	92.8%2020-2024	+4.1 points	Within the margin of error	77%
Home price to income ratio	2.2×2015-2019	3.0×2020-2024	+0.9×	Declined	27%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4182015-2019	0.4232020-2024	+0.005	Within the margin of error	46%
Median household income	$37,9582015-2019	$56,6502020-2024	+49%	Improved	84%
Poverty rate	16.0%2015-2019	15.6%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	47%
Rent as share of income	31.8%2015-2019	29.8%2020-2024	−2 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Rent-burdened households	54.3%2015-2019	49.2%2020-2024	−5.1 points	Within the margin of error	72%
Unemployment rate	6.3%2015-2019	5.8%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	59%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	19.3%2015-2019	19.5%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	44%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Beacon Square, Florida five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Beacon Square, Florida in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Beacon Square, Florida itself moved +6.5 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

7,895 residents (±884)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 60–69 women (−2.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

7,895 residents (±884)

Beacon Square, Florida
Florida share

White76%6,024
Black7.9%†626
Hispanic or Latino12%†955
Asian1.0%†79
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races2.7%†211

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

5,912 residents (±515)

Beacon Square, Florida
Florida share

No high school diploma7.2%†423
High school or GED46%2,729
Some college20%1,157
Associate degree9.9%†586
Bachelor's degree11%657
Graduate degree6.1%†360

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−4.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

3,403 households (±278)

Beacon Square, Florida
Florida share

Under $25k22%743
$25k–50k24%†823
$50k–75k22%732
$75k–100k11%380
$100k–150k15%†499
$150k–200k3.9%†132
$200k or more2.8%†94

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−11.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

3,403 households (±278)

Beacon Square, Florida
Florida share

Own72%2,454
Rent28%949

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+8.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

927 households (±278)

Beacon Square, Florida
Florida share

Under $7503.3%†31
$750–1,0004.4%†41
$1,000–1,50059%†545

Home values

2,454 homes (±253)

Beacon Square, Florida
Florida share

Under $150k36%881
$150k–250k40%971
$250k–400k17%410

Age of homes

4,217 homes (±263)

Beacon Square, Florida
Florida share

2010 or later2.7%†113
2000–20091.5%†64
1980–199918%763

Size of homes

4,217 homes (±263)

Beacon Square, Florida
Florida share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom4.7%†197
2 bedrooms76%3,215

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

3,729 workers (±510)

Beacon Square, Florida
Florida share

Drive alone72%2,690
Carpool7.3%†272
Public transit1.2%†45
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.9%†35
Work from home16%609
Other2.1%†78

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+6.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

3,120 workers (±462)

Beacon Square, Florida
Florida share

Under 15 min27%†835
15–29 min31%982
30–44 min14%†437

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Pasco County, the county holding most of Beacon Square's residents.

Pasco County has 11,975 employer establishments, 189 for every 10,000 residents (0.76× the US rate of 248; 0.67× Florida's), with 123,042 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,815. The Census Bureau also counts 66,987 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 11,975; 66,987 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 189; US 248 · Florida 282
Paid employees: 123,042
Average annual pay: $46,815; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Pasco County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	1,297	20.4	0.98×About typical	12,092	$70,335	3,505
Specialty trade contractors	1,004	15.8	1.02×About typical	7,842	$54,720	4,176
Restaurants and other eating places	777	12.2	0.67×Fewer than typical	15,085	$21,300	321
Lessors of real estate	715	11.3	0.91×About typical	1,698	$42,068	5,742
Services to buildings and dwellings	574	9	1.34×More than typical	3,307	$38,303	5,141
Offices of physicians	498	7.8	1.21×About typical	5,406	$88,916	481
Building equipment contractors	381	6	1.00×About typical	3,628	$52,999	785
Management, scientific and technical consulting	377	5.9	0.88×About typical	892	$63,189	2,213
Limited-service restaurants	362	5.7	0.71×Fewer than typical	6,587	$18,384	116
Offices of other health practitioners	352	5.5	0.91×About typical	1,654	$42,854	1,388
Real estate agents and brokers	339	5.3	1.10×About typical	489	$50,579	2,499
Full-service restaurants	318	5	0.65×Fewer than typical	7,211	$24,474	133

Rank places for an industry Open Pasco County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 634,951 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $2.3M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Beacon Square, Florida: $297 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $2.3M; +24% vs FY2025
Per resident: $297; US $1,994
Sole-source: 40%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Defense Logistics Agency$2.3M97%
Department of the Air Force$48.2K2.1%
Department of the Army$27.3K1.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs$3,8750.2%

Top recipients

HARTECH GROUP LLC$2.2M94%
HIGH NOON UNLIMITED INC$118.5K5.1%
SOUTHEASTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, LLC$20K0.9%
MOBILITY EXPRESS INC.$3,8750.2%
PARLIAMENT LLC-$1,6760.0%

Spending by fiscal year

16.2KFY2017
72.5KFY2018
55.4KFY2019
56.9KFY2020
1.3MFY2021
43.5KFY2022
6.2MFY2023
11.6MFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Metalworking machinery manufacturing · 3335$2.2M92%
Fabric mills · 3132$113.2K4.8%
Industrial machinery manufacturing · 3332$48.2K2.1%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416$20K0.9%
Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing · 3259$5,2740.2%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$3,875

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Beacon Square, Florida, so they do not add up across cities.

Beacon Square, Florida's figures are part of those of Pasco County, FL ($42.9M in FY2026), never added to them: 5.5% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Beacon Square is mostly in Pasco County.

See federal money in Pasco County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Beacon Square, Florida is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Pasco County52100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL64

Other cities and towns in Pasco County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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