population tampa florida
Tampa Population 2017. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida near the Gulf of Mexico on Tampa Bay. The population of Tampa is estimated at 350,000 in 2014, which makes it the 53rd largest city in the United States. Tampa's population is estimated at 350,000, up from 346,000 in 2011. Tampa is part of a large metropolitan area called the Tampa Bay Area (2.8 million population), and the city is also part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metropolitan statistical area.