What Tampa Bay homeowners do for a living

• That share rose to 72% in 2024 from 70% in 2014.

Driving the news: Nationally, the opposite is true. Management and business professionals lead, with roughly 72% owning homes in 2024, flat from 2014.

• Meanwhile, STEM and technical workers have seen a slight dip across the U.S. — falling to 67% in 2024 from 69% in 2014

Zoom in: Management and business professionals have the second-highest rate in Tampa Bay, with 71% owning homes in 2024, up from 70% in 2014.

• Education and social services workers remain near the top, at 70%, a slight bump over the decade. Meanwhile, transportation and public safety workers saw the highest jump since 2014, rising to 65% from 54%.
• Service workers in Tampa Bay still have the lowest homeownership rate, at 58% in 2024.

Between the lines: A lack of affordable supply is keeping homeownership out of reach for many.

• The national median single-family home price grew to five times the median household income in 2024, according to a recent Harvard report.