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Ruskin, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Ruskin is a Census CDP of 29,834 people across 18.23 square miles of land, in Hillsborough County. Median household income is $79,235, 75.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ruskin
What Ruskin is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area18.23 sq mi
- Water area1.3 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,637
- County holding the largest share of its areaHillsborough County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Ruskin
- Population29,834
- Median age35.0
- Population under 188,214
- Share under 1827.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,324
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent
- Households10,197
- Family households7,651
- Share of households that are families75.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ruskin
- Median household income$79,235
- Per capita income$31,968
- Civilian labor force14,790
- Employed14,131
- Unemployed659 plus or minus 295
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over19,268
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ruskin
- Housing units11,516
- Occupied units10,197
- Vacant units1,319 plus or minus 361
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied7,686
- Renter occupied2,511 plus or minus 536
- Ownership rate75.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$323,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,419
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units9,118
- Share single family79.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,153 plus or minus 345
- Share in buildings of two or more10.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Mobile homes1,206 plus or minus 384
- Median year structure built2007
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ruskin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,581
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,273 plus or minus 480
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,436
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.2 percent
- Drove alone70.7 percent
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home18.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ruskin (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$8,757,300
- Average approval$265,373
- Median approval$122,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$639,200
- Largest approval$1,370,000
- Jobs supported413
- Jobs per approval12.5
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.1 percent
- Share to franchises12.1 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS23
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ruskin, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Ruskin (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$12,751,000
- Average approval$850,067
- Median approval$490,000
- Largest approval$3,518,000
- Jobs supported65
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ruskin, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hillsborough County, not Ruskin
Hillsborough County context, not Ruskin figures
- Establishments in Hillsborough County42,977
- Covered employment, Hillsborough County789,442
- Average annual pay, Hillsborough County$75,256
- Housing units permitted, Hillsborough County9,053
Every figure in this section is published for Hillsborough County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ruskin.
All Hillsborough County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ruskin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ruskin, Florida?
29,834, in 10,197 households. Ruskin CDP covers 18.23 square miles of land, which is 1,637 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ruskin in?
Hillsborough County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ruskin?
$79,235. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $323,000. Median gross rent is $1,419 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ruskin businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $8.8 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $122,500, plus 15 504 approvals worth $12.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ruskin, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ruskin borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ruskin. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Ruskin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hillsborough County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ruskin.
Is zoning published for Ruskin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.