St. Petersburg

Population: 260,646
Median household income: $73,118
Median home value: $331,500

Located in Pinellas County, Florida, St. Petersburg is a community with a population of 260,646. The median household income of $73,118 is above the Pinellas County median ($70,293).

Between 2019 and 2023, St. Petersburg's population held roughly steady from 261,338 to 260,646, while its median home value rose 61.7% from $205,000 to $331,500.

56.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 260,646
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $73,118
Median home value: $331,500
Median gross rent: $1,542
Housing units: 141,039
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

261,338260,646

Median household income

$56,982$73,118

Median home value

$205,000$331,500

Median gross rent

$1,116$1,542

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	261,338	$56,982	$205,000	$1,116
2020	264,001	$60,798	$222,900	$1,168
2021	258,245	$64,375	$242,100	$1,251
2022	259,343	$70,333	$289,000	$1,410
2023	260,646	$73,118	$331,500	$1,542

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,604	4.5%
5 to 17	30,727	11.8%
18 to 24	19,496	7.5%
25 to 34	41,254	15.8%
35 to 44	33,213	12.7%
45 to 54	32,228	12.4%
55 to 64	38,629	14.8%
65 to 74	31,485	12.1%
75 and over	22,010	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	165,818	63.6%
Black or African American	50,042	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	251	0.1%
Asian	7,905	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.0%
Some other race	1,556	0.6%
Two or more races	10,706	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24,336	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate22.5%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,512	6.3%
High school graduate	44,758	22.5%
Some college or associate's	59,518	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	51,908	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	30,123	15.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home18.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	91,583	67.4%
Carpooled	10,719	7.9%
Public transit	2,251	1.7%
Walked	2,635	1.9%
Bicycle	1,398	1.0%
Worked from home	24,845	18.3%
Other means	2,396	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29,103	26.2%
15 to 29 min	44,669	40.2%
30 to 44 min	21,977	19.8%
45 to 59 min	7,889	7.1%
60+ min	7,344	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 11.7% (29,698 of 253,828)

	Count	Share
Family households	59,120	50.6%
Nonfamily households	57,652	49.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	116,772	82.8%
Vacant	24,267	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	73,557	63.0%
Renter-occupied	43,215	37.0%

1-unit, detached56.0%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units18.1%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	79,034	56.0%
1-unit, attached	4,400	3.1%
2 to 4 units	10,027	7.1%
5 to 19 units	18,303	13.0%
20 or more units	25,561	18.1%
Mobile home & other	3,714	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1263000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 62 sq mi
Water area: 74 sq mi
Center point: 27.7627, -82.6441