Scores by category

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

Safety61#6,010/15,637
Economy85#2,299/15,631
Housing6#14,025/14,977
Health82#2,811/15,609
Healthcare59#6,366/15,650
Environment25#11,547/15,453
Education73#4,266/15,649
Infrastructure81#3,026/15,650
Community27#11,479/15,651
Leisure & amenities70#4,648/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Cheval, Florida ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Hillsborough 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

New business applications · high27.7 /1k
97/100Florida 27.6 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauHillsborough County value
Child poverty rate · low2.8%
96/100Florida 15.7%United States 15.5%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001High uncertainty
Depression · low16.7%
95/100Florida 18.0%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Broadband subscriptions · high97.0%
93/100Florida 91.6%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Adult smoking · low9.0%
90/100Florida 14.8%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Bachelor's degree or higher · high55.3%
89/100Florida 34.2%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003

Weaknesses

Hot days · high118 days
4/100Florida 102 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationHillsborough County value
Public libraries · low0.2 /10k
5/100Florida 0.2 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesHillsborough County value
Drought exposure · high91%
6/100Florida 78%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAHillsborough County value
Rent-burdened households · high47.3%
8/100Florida 60.1%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Students per teacher · high19.7×
8/100Florida 18.3×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsHillsborough County value
Preventable hospital stays · high3,745 /100k
13/100Florida 3,204 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteHillsborough County value

Trends

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

PopulationRising
10,808 (2015-2019) → 13,969 (2020-2024)
+29%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Median household incomeImproving
$70,735 (2015-2019) → $101,907 (2020-2024)
+44%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
90.2% (2015-2019) → 97.0% (2020-2024)
+6.8 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
6.8% (2015-2019) → 2.9% (2020-2024)
−3.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
44.3% (2015-2019) → 47.3% (2020-2024)
+3.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
52.3% (2015-2019) → 55.3% (2020-2024)
+3 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%

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, Cheval, Florida improved on 3 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 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.

Improved3

Uninsured−3.9 points6.8% → 2.9%
Household income+44%$70,735 → $101,907
Broadband+6.8 points90.2% → 97.0%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Cheval, Florida between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	31.8 min2015-2019	28.0 min2020-2024	−3.8 min	Within the margin of error	84%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.3%2015-2019	55.3%2020-2024	+3 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Broadband subscriptions	90.2%2015-2019	97.0%2020-2024	+6.8 points	Improved	42%
Effective property tax rate	1.31%2015-2019	1.03%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	72%
High school diploma or higher	95.5%2015-2019	96.9%2020-2024	+1.3 points	Within the margin of error	50%
Home price to income ratio	5.0×2015-2019	5.2×2020-2024	+0.1×	Within the margin of error	73%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4852015-2019	0.4622020-2024	−0.022	Within the margin of error	69%
Median household income	$70,7352015-2019	$101,9072020-2024	+44%	Improved	79%
Poverty rate	4.9%2015-2019	4.6%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	47%
Rent as share of income	27.3%2015-2019	29.0%2020-2024	+1.7 points	Within the margin of error	42%
Rent-burdened households	44.3%2015-2019	47.3%2020-2024	+3.1 points	Within the margin of error	45%
Unemployment rate	6.3%2015-2019	3.5%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Within the margin of error	88%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.8%2015-2019	2.9%2020-2024	−3.9 points	Improved	82%

“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 Cheval, Florida five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Cheval, 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, Cheval, Florida itself moved +3.6 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

13,969 residents (±1,319)

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: 20–29 women (−3.1 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 B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

13,969 residents (±1,319)

Cheval, Florida
Florida share

White54%7,508
Black5.8%†810
Hispanic or Latino23%†3,252

Education

9,273 residents (±784)

Cheval, Florida
Florida share

No high school diploma3.1%†291
High school or GED14%1,316
Some college13%1,205

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

5,232 households (±331)

Cheval, Florida
Florida share

Under $25k6.3%†330
$25k–50k21%1,110
$50k–75k9.1%†474
$75k–100k13%657
$100k–150k15%786
$150k–200k14%†756
$200k or more21%1,119

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $50k–75k (−11.1 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 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

5,232 households (±331)

Cheval, Florida
Florida share

Own59%3,109
Rent41%2,123

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+9.1 points).

Table view

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

Rent paid

2,075 households (±209)

Cheval, Florida
Florida share

Under $7501.9%†40
$750–1,0008.7%†180
$1,000–1,50045%932

Home values

3,109 homes (±313)

Cheval, Florida
Florida share

Under $150k3.8%†118
$150k–250k3.4%†107
$250k–400k15%†456

Age of homes

5,276 homes (±329)

Cheval, Florida
Florida share

2010 or later9.8%†518
2000–200924%1,276
1980–199950%2,656

Size of homes

5,276 homes (±329)

Cheval, Florida
Florida share

Studio2.7%†141
1 bedroom11%†585
2 bedrooms24%1,276

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

6,771 workers (±570)

Cheval, Florida
Florida share

Drive alone65%4,404
Carpool4.3%†288
Public transit0.0%0
Walk1.7%†112
Bike0.0%0
Work from home27%1,811
Other2.3%†156

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+19.6 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 B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

4,960 workers (±602)

Cheval, Florida
Florida share

Under 15 min9.9%†491
15–29 min40%1,989
30–44 min40%2,000

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 Hillsborough County, the county holding most of Cheval's residents.

Hillsborough County has 42,977 employer establishments, 276 for every 10,000 residents (1.11× the US rate of 248; 0.98× Florida's), with 697,689 paid employees at an average annual pay of $67,804. The Census Bureau also counts 215,060 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 42,977; 215,060 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 276; US 248 · Florida 282
Paid employees: 697,689
Average annual pay: $67,804; US $68,342

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

Ambulatory health care services	4,033	25.9	1.24×About typical	46,946	$81,864	11,967
Specialty trade contractors	3,065	19.7	1.27×More than typical	32,869	$57,232	14,431
Lessors of real estate	2,735	17.6	1.43×More than typical	10,480	$66,586	17,095
Restaurants and other eating places	2,374	15.3	0.83×About typical	46,453	$25,164	1,374
Management, scientific and technical consulting	1,790	11.5	1.71×More than typical	17,052	$80,554	6,479
Legal services	1,480	9.5	1.77×More than typical	12,429	$116,821	1,436
Offices of physicians	1,429	9.2	1.42×More than typical	16,867	$114,411	1,808
Services to buildings and dwellings	1,364	8.8	1.30×More than typical	15,413	$34,494	20,416
Real estate agents and brokers	1,334	8.6	1.76×More than typical	2,699	$88,947	5,569
Construction of buildings	1,159	7.4	0.98×About typical	8,923	$101,522	10,678
Offices of other health practitioners	1,084	7	1.15×About typical	6,214	$50,001	3,801
Limited-service restaurants	1,074	6.9	0.86×About typical	18,559	$19,981	481

Rank places for an industry Open Hillsborough County

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 1,556,456 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 $243.9K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Cheval, Florida: $17.46 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $243.9K; −72% vs FY2025
Per resident: $17.46; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; 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

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$267.8K100%
Department of State$20.4K8.4%

Top recipients

CELEEN LLC$288.2K100%
ROLSTON INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSURANCE LLC$00.0%
WWC GLOBAL LLC-$44.2K0.0%

Spending by fiscal year

2.6MFY2017
2.2MFY2018
4.2MFY2019
3MFY2020
4MFY2021
2.2MFY2022
1.5MFY2023
2.3M

Top industries (NAICS)

Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$243.9K100.0%

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Cheval, Florida

STRATEGIC SUPPORT SERVICES - OCFO$9M
CELEEN LLC· Hillsborough County, FL· Professional services· Sep 29, 2021 – Aug 20, 2026· 70CMSW21FR0000148
POLICY, PLANNING, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES$4.2M
WWC GLOBAL LLC· Hillsborough County, FL· Professional services· Jan 14, 2021 – Jun 4, 2026· HQ003421C0021
SEAPORT NXG MINIMUM OBLIGATION TASK ORDER$500
ROLSTON INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSURANCE LLC· Hillsborough County, FL· Professional services· Jul 14, 2021 – Mar 31, 2026· N0017821F9316

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 Cheval, Florida, so they do not add up across cities.

Cheval, Florida's figures are part of those of Hillsborough County, FL ($2.3B in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

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

See federal money in Hillsborough 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.

Cheval, 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.

Hillsborough County63100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL64

Other cities and towns in Hillsborough 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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