Safety Harbor

Population: 17,040
Median household income: $105,813
Median home value: $433,300

Safety Harbor, a community in Pinellas County, Florida, has 17,040 residents. Its median household income of $105,813 runs above the Pinellas County figure of $70,293.

Between 2019 and 2023, Safety Harbor's population declined 4.3% from 17,803 to 17,040, while its median home value rose 61.2% from $268,800 to $433,300.

65.4% of workers drive to work alone. 65.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,040
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $105,813
Median home value: $433,300
Median gross rent: $1,719
Housing units: 7,602
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,80317,040

Median household income

$78,026$105,813

Median home value

$268,800$433,300

Median gross rent

$1,319$1,719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,803	$78,026	$268,800	$1,319
2020	17,893	$83,116	$293,000	$1,313
2021	17,093	$96,365	$307,600	$1,419
2022	17,087	$102,670	$368,700	$1,674
2023	17,040	$105,813	$433,300	$1,719

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	767	4.5%
5 to 17	2,464	14.5%
18 to 24	712	4.2%
25 to 34	1,358	8.0%
35 to 44	2,145	12.6%
45 to 54	2,846	16.7%
55 to 64	2,675	15.7%
65 to 74	2,218	13.0%
75 and over	1,855	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,691	74.5%
Black or African American	1,208	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	391	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	294	1.7%
Two or more races	639	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,799	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree31.5%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	424	3.2%
High school graduate	2,898	22.1%
Some college or associate's	3,596	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,131	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,048	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone65.4%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home23.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,624	65.4%
Carpooled	755	8.8%
Public transit	22	0.3%
Walked	139	1.6%
Bicycle	29	0.3%
Worked from home	1,993	23.2%
Other means	40	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,424	21.5%
15 to 29 min	2,749	41.6%
30 to 44 min	1,844	27.9%
45 to 59 min	285	4.3%
60+ min	307	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 6.8% (1,145 of 16,762)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,476	65.3%
Nonfamily households	2,382	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,858	90.2%
Vacant	744	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,773	84.2%
Renter-occupied	1,085	15.8%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,960	65.2%
1-unit, attached	686	9.0%
2 to 4 units	439	5.8%
5 to 19 units	345	4.5%
20 or more units	440	5.8%
Mobile home & other	732	9.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1262425
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 28.0063, -82.6978