South Pasadena vs St. Pete Beach

A side-by-side comparison of South Pasadena and St. Pete Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

South Pasadena and St. Pete Beach are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Pete Beach has the higher population (8,832 vs 5,324 in South Pasadena). St. Pete Beach has the higher median household income ($108,931 vs $51,369 in South Pasadena). St. Pete Beach has the higher median home value ($639,900 vs $319,600 in South Pasadena).

Population, income & housing

	South Pasadena	St. Pete Beach
Population	5,324	8,832
Median age	68.4 yrs	62.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,369	$108,931
Median home value	$319,600	$639,900
Median gross rent	$1,510	$1,753
Housing units	4,786	8,244
Homeownership rate	55.2%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	57.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Pasadena	St. Pete Beach
Population	5,088 → 5,324 (+4.6%)	9,587 → 8,832 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$33,718 → $51,369 (+52.3%)	$76,516 → $108,931 (+42.4%)
Median home value	$175,700 → $319,600 (+81.9%)	$462,500 → $639,900 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,100 → $1,510 (+37.3%)	$1,103 → $1,753 (+58.9%)

South Pasadena

Population

5,0885,324

Median household income

$33,718$51,369

Median home value

$175,700$319,600

Median gross rent

$1,100$1,510

St. Pete Beach

Population

9,5878,832

Median household income

$76,516$108,931

Median home value

$462,500$639,900

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Pasadena	St. Pete Beach
Under 5	1.9%	0.5%
5 to 17	1.2%	4.8%
18 to 24	2.0%	3.2%
25 to 34	5.0%	6.2%
35 to 44	5.1%	5.7%
45 to 54	4.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	18.5%	25.7%
65 to 74	30.3%	18.9%
75 and over	31.2%	23.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Pasadena	St. Pete Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	83.0%	88.9%
Black or African American	4.3%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Pasadena	St. Pete Beach
No high school diploma	6.4%	3.5%
High school graduate	25.2%	13.6%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	25.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Pasadena	St. Pete Beach
Drove alone	66.8%	62.1%
Carpooled	10.6%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	21.6%	23.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Pasadena	St. Pete Beach
1-unit, detached	5.4%	39.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	13.1%
20 or more units	73.1%	37.3%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	South Pasadena	St. Pete Beach
Poverty rate	13.6%	7.6%
Average household size	1.53	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1979	1972