TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Out of the 50 largest cities in the U.S., Tampa saw the highest income growth from 2023 to 2024, a new SmartAsset study found.

The city saw a 15.5% increase in median household income, the highest jump by far. In second place was Long Beach, California, which saw an 11.9% increase. In 2023, the median household income in Tampa was around $72,851. In 2024, that increased to $84,114, a few hundred dollars higher than the national average of $83,730.

Unfortunately, not all Tampa residents reaped the benefits of that growth. Seniors enjoyed a 17.4% bump, but families with children saw a 6.2% decline in their household income. The median household income for families in 2023 was $103,657, which dropped to $97,219 in 2024.

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