Egypt Lake-Leto is a

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in an

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part of Hillsborough County,

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, United States. The population was 35,282 at the 2010 census. The area is located just north of

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. The ZIP code for Egypt Lake-Leto is 33614.

Geography

Egypt Lake-Leto is located in northwestern Hillsborough County at (28.015396, -82.507311), northwest of

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. The elevation for the CDP is above

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 5.16%, are water. The Egypt Lake-Leto CDP contains the communities of Egypt Lake,

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, and West Park Estates.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 35,282 people, 13,800 households, and 8,612 families residing in the census area. The population density was . There were 15,487 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 26.7%

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(non-Hispanic), 12.2%

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, 0.2% Native American, 4.2%

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, 0.05%

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, 8.2% from

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, and 3.4% from two or more races.

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of any race were 60.0% of the population. There were 13,511 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were

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living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.06. In the census area, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the census area was $38,189, and the median income for a family was $40,787. Males had a median income of $30,875 versus $27,186 for females. The

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for the community was $18,196. About 17.0% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the

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, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

The area of Egypt Lake-Leto is served by Hillsborough County Schools through Crestwood Elementary School, Egypt Lake Elementary School, Twin Lakes Elementary School, Pierce Middle School, Leto High School,

Alonso High School Braulio Alonso High School is a public high school located in Tampa, Florida, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Hillsborough County Public Schools. Alonso High is named after Braulio Alonso. He served on the board of directors in the N ...

, and

Chamberlain High School George D. Chamberlain High School is a public high school in Tampa, Florida, United States. It was opened in 1956 on North Boulevard (on the corner of Busch Boulevard). The school is named in honor of George D. Chamberlain, who served for several ...

References

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