Above: Historic Pasco County Courthouse, Dade City. Designed by Edward Columbus Hosford and built in 1909, it joined the National Register in 2006; the county clerk has offered free Valentine's Day weddings on its steps. Picture credit
This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Pasco County involves locally: its practice market in official figures, the county and city offices a new owner deals with after closing, and the county's cities and communities.
The practice market in Pasco County
Residents, 2025
Pasco County had an estimated 674,516 residents in 2025, 20.0% more than at the April 2020 base.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates, Vintage 2025.Practicing physicians
The Florida Department of Health's 2026 workforce report counts 1,002 practicing physicians in Pasco County, 16.0 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.
Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.Licensed veterinarians
Pasco County has 242 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 3.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.7 statewide.
Sources: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv); U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates, Vintage 2025.Veterinary establishments
The county has 61 licensed veterinary establishments.
Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).Dental shortage designations
Parts of Pasco County carry 2 dental shortage designations from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas data download.After a purchase: local filings in Pasco County
County business tax receipt
In Pasco County, local business tax receipts are issued by the Pasco County Tax Collector (14236 6th Street, Dade City).
Source: Pasco County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.City business tax
Some cities in Pasco County levy their own business tax too, so a practice inside one may need both receipts; each city's office is listed with the city below.
Source: Pasco County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.Tangible personal property return
The Pasco County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment, by mail or by email.
Source: Pasco County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.Recording the deed
When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller in the county's Official Records.
Source: Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller, checked October 2026.
Cities and communities in Pasco County
Wesley Chapel
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 64,866.
Land O' Lakes
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 35,929.
Bayonet Point
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 26,713.
Holiday
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 24,939.
Jasmine Estates
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 21,525.
Zephyrhills
City
2020 Census population: 17,194.
City business tax receipts: City of Zephyrhills Building Department, 5335 8th Street, Zephyrhills.
New Port Richey
City
2020 Census population: 16,728.
City business tax receipts: City of New Port Richey Business Tax Office, 5919 Main Street, New Port Richey.
Elfers
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 14,573.
Hudson
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 12,944.
Trinity
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 11,924.
Shady Hills
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 11,690.
Pasadena Hills
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 11,120.
Dade City
City, county seat
2020 Census population: 7,275.
City business tax receipts: City of Dade City City Clerk's Office, 38020 Meridian Avenue, Dade City.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, read October 2026. City business tax offices: each city's own pages.
How Newton's Law PA serves Pasco County
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 178 miles from Dade City.
A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.
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