Land Area: 3.9 square miles (2,496 acres)
Number of Downtown Workers: 55,160
Number of Downtown Residents: 4,800+
Number of Residential Units: N/A
Number of Restaurants and Bars: 107
Number of Hotel Rooms: 2,361 units
Source: https://indd.adobe.com/view/04bab683-8609-4cf8-b87e-926bbb865ffb
Land Area: 1.2 square miles (760 acres)
Number of Downtown Workers: 66,580
Number of Downtown Residents: 8,152
Number of Residential Units: 10,740
Number of Restaurants and Bars: 180
Number of Hotel Rooms: 3,600 units
Source: https://issuu.com/tampadowntownpartnership/docs/2017yearinreview
Downtown Tampa, including the Channel District and University of Tampa, in comparison to Downtown Jacksonville’s land area.
Land Area: 2.6 square miles (1,664 acres)
Number of Downtown Workers: 80,047
Number of Downtown Residents: 16,718
Number of Residential Units: 12,333
Number of Restaurants and Bars: 200
Number of Hotel Rooms: 1,883 units
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Downtown Orlando, including Thorton Park and Parramore, in comparison to Downtown Jacksonville’s land area.
Land Area: 1.9 square miles (1216 acres)
Number of Downtown Workers: 114,417
Number of Downtown Residents: 67,879
Number of Residential Units: 34,954
Number of Restaurants and Bars: N/A
Number of Hotel Rooms: N/A
Source: https://www.miamidda.com/data-resources/collateral/
Downtown Miami, including the Brickell Financial District and the Arts & Entertainment District, would fit inside of Downtown Jacksonville’s land area with room to spare.
Land Area: N/A
Number of Downtown Workers: 25,648
Number of Downtown Residents: 11,351
Number of Residential Units: 9,226
Number of Restaurants and Bars: N/A
Number of Hotel Rooms: N/A
*Source: Downtown St. Petersburg 2018 Demographics
Downtown St. Petersburg appears to be smaller in land area than Downtown Jacksonville’s LaVilla and Northbank districts.
Article and graphics by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com