Palma Ceia West, Tampa, Florida
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Palma Ceia West is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

, located just west of Palma Ceia
Palma Ceia, Tampa, Florida
Palma Ceia is a neighborhood located southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida and is bounded by Morrison Ave to the north; Bay to Bay Blvd to the south; Dale Mabry Highway to the west; and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway to the east. Palma Ceia is home to the appropriately named Palma Ceia Country Club...

. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 2,531. The ZIP Code
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s serving the neighborhood are 33609 and 33629. The neighborhood is part of the South Tampa District.

Geography

Palma Ceia West boundaries are San Obispo to the south, Morrison Avenue to the north, Dale Mabry Highway
Dale Mabry Highway
Dale Mabry Highway is a north–south road in Tampa, Florida. The majority of its length consists of three lanes each direction plus a central turn-lane and often includes a right-turn lane. It begins at the MacDill Air Force Base entrance in South Tampa and ends by merging with US 41 just...

 to the east and Lois Avenue to the west.

Demographics

Source: Hillsborough County Atlas

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 2,531 people and 1,127 households residing in the neighborhood. The population density
Population density
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 was 3,929/mi². The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 96% White, 1% African American, 0% Native American, less than 1% Asian or Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
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, less than 1% from other races
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, and 2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8% of the population.

There were 1,127 households out of which 32% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7% were non-families. 32% of all households were made up of individuals.

In the neighborhood the population was spread out with 24% under the age of 18, 19% from 18 to 34, 29% from 35 to 49, 16% from 50 to 64, and 13% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males.

The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the neighborhood was $34,830. About 2% of the population were below the poverty line, 10% of those were under the age of 18.

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