the population were below the poverty line, including 29.9% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over. History Progress Village was Tampa's first low-income housing suburb. It was planned as a neighborhood for low-income residents outside of the city limits. Progress Village Middle Magnet School of the Arts and Jack Lamb Elementary School are on the southern edge of Progress Village. References St Petersburg Times article that quotes one of the first homeowners in 1959 from Progress Village External links Progress Village Records at the University of South Florida Library Census-designated places in Hillsborough County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida