If you have decided to build a house in Oldsmar it can be one of a very satisfying experience or it can be a major headache. Building a customer home in Oldsmar with the recent rise in building materials and real estate lots the cost of building has risen from $200,000 to over $400,000 for a simple single family home. If you plan on building an executive home, waterfont home or a luxury home, the cost could easily go into the millions.

One of the benefits of building your own home is the fact that you get to decide every detail and pick the exact location of your home. Typically building a custom Oldsmar home will cost more then a typical Oldsmar home, but it will be used and not your exact desires. In my opinion the greatest single feature of a new Oldsmar home is everything is new, I have had alot of people move into there Oldsmar home or other real estate, and after all the inspections they come to find out something was overlooked and a large repair bill is waiting. But the trade off in price does not make it reasonable, so I would only recommend a new home if you have a specific need and it is not available in the Oldsmar Real Estate market.

New homes that are being built now in Oldsmar are primarily being built on spare lots or double lots that have been split. In Oldsmar and most other areas of Oldsmar finding enough land to build an entire neighborhood is neirly impossible. If you have any questions regarding Oldsmar homes or Oldsmar real estate please give Phaedra a call.

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Oldsmar is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,910. As of 2004 , the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 13,706. [1]

Oldsmar's history dates to 1913 when automobile pioneer Ransom E. Olds purchased 37,541 acres (152 km²) of land by the northern part of Tampa Bay to establish “R. E. Olds-on-the-Bay”. The name was later changed to Oldsmar, then to “Tampa Shores” in 1927 , and finally back to Oldsmar in 1937 .

Tampa Bay Downs is in Oldsmar.

Geography

Oldsmar is located at 28°2′31″N , 82°40′35″W (28.042061, -82.676350) GR1 .

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 25.0 km² (9.7 mi² ). 23.1 km² (8.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 7.76% water.

Demographics

As of the census GR2 of 2000 , there are 11,910 people, 4,536 households, and 3,329 families residing in the city. The population density is 515.5/km² (1,335.9/mi²). There are 4,839 housing units at an average density of 209.5/km² (542.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 90.44% White , 2.96% African American , 0.29% Native American , 2.80% Asian , 0.16% Pacific Islander , 1.29% from other races , and 2.07% from two or more races. 6.67% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 4,536 households out of which 37.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% are married couples living together, 12.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% are non-families. 19.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.60 and the average family size is 3.00.

In the city the population is spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $50,354, and the median income for a family is $53,142. Males have a median income of $37,083 versus $30,329 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,671. 4.8% of the population and 2.8% of families are below the poverty line . Out of the total population, 4.6% of those under the age of 18 and 4.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.