St. Petersburg, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
262,732
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
12.5%
6.41% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$75,192
2.84% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$371,100
11.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
138,283
1.22% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in St. Petersburg, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.8% of the residents in St. Petersburg, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in St. Petersburg, FL are St Petersburg College (6,000 degrees awarded in 2023), Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay (574 degrees), and Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg (571 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in St. Petersburg, FL was $371,100, and the homeownership rate was 62.8%.

Most people in St. Petersburg, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in St. Petersburg, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

St. Petersburg, FL is home to a population of 263k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.7% of St. Petersburg, FL residents were born outside of the country (28k people).

In 2024, there were 3.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (165k people) in St. Petersburg, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 49.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 13.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%
2024 Citizenship
96.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of St. Petersburg, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in St. Petersburg, FL was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in St. Petersburg, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    165k ± 2.11k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    49.8k ± 2.32k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    13.7k ± 1.24k
9.59%
Hispanic Population
25.2k people

In 2024, there were 3.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (165k people) in St. Petersburg, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 49.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 13.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.59% of the people in St. Petersburg, FL are hispanic (25.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in St. Petersburg, FL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. Colombia
    307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
28k people
10%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
26.2k people

As of 2024, 10.7% of St. Petersburg, FL residents (28k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in St. Petersburg, FL was 10%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    5,042 ± 551
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,459 ± 483
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,101 ± 343

St. Petersburg, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of St. Petersburg, FL employs 138k people. In 2024, the largest industries in St. Petersburg, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (20,521 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (16,062 people), and Retail Trade (15,786 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($104,545), Finance & Insurance ($77,065), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,932).

Employment

Occupations

138k
2024 Value
± 3,372
1.22%
1 Year growth
± 3.38%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Petersburg, FL grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 137k employees to 138k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Petersburg, FL, are Management Occupations (18,353 people), Sales & Related Occupations (15,289 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (13,195 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Petersburg, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

138k
2024 Value
± 3,372
1.22%
1 Year growth
± 3.38%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Petersburg, FL grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 137k employees to 138k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Petersburg, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (20,521 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (16,062 people), and Retail Trade (15,786 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Petersburg, FL, though some of these residents may live in St. Petersburg, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,876
Median earning men ± $1,287
$45,547
Median earning women ± $1,726

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($81,133), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,767).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,673), Public Administration ($62,334), and Wholesale Trade ($59,821).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.23%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for St. Petersburg, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.396%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in St. Petersburg, FL awarded 7,898 degrees. The student population of St. Petersburg, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 10,640 male students and 17,941 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in St. Petersburg, FL are White (4,691 and 60%), Hispanic or Latino (1,285 and 16.4%), Black or African American (970 and 12.4%), and Asian (374 and 4.78%).

The largest universities in St. Petersburg, FL by number of degrees awarded are St Petersburg College (6,000 and 76%), Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay (574 and 7.27%), and Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg (571 and 7.23%).

The most popular majors in St. Petersburg, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (2,728 and 34.5%), Registered Nursing (1,043 and 13.2%), and Computer & Information Systems Security (359 and 4.55%).

The median tuition costs in St. Petersburg, FL are $49,668 for private four year colleges, and $1,943 and $7,774 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in St. Petersburg, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 28,581 (37.2% men and 62.8% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 28,581 students enrolled in St. Petersburg, FL, 37.2% men and 62.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 15,880 records, of which 61.2% were women and 38.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    2,728 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    718 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    53 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in St. Petersburg, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 2,728 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. St Petersburg College
    6,000 degrees awarded
  2. Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
    574 degrees awarded
  3. Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg
    571 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was St Petersburg College with 6,000 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,958 men were awarded degrees from institutions in St. Petersburg, FL, which is 0.599 times less than the 4,940 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,691 degrees mean that there were 3.65 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,285 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($49,668) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($739) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in St. Petersburg, FL was $371,100 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $331,500 to $371,100, a 11.9% increase. The homeownership rate in St. Petersburg, FL is 62.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in St. Petersburg, FL have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in St. Petersburg, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$371,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,664
$74,915
Median Property Taxes
±$2,153

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Petersburg, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

62.8%
Homeownership
2024
65.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.8% of the housing units in St. Petersburg, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$75,192
Median Household Income
± $1,875
119k
Number of Households
± 2,777

In 2024, the median household income of the 119k households in St. Petersburg, FL grew to $75,192 from the previous year's value of $73,118.

The following chart displays the households in St. Petersburg, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for St. Petersburg, FL is from Florida.
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (65.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.1%)
  3. Carpooled (7.56%)

In 2024, 65.2% of workers in St. Petersburg, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.56%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. Petersburg, FL have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.09% of the workforce in St. Petersburg, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in St. Petersburg, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Petersburg, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Petersburg, FL (31.9k out of 256k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Petersburg, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90% of the population of St. Petersburg, FL has health coverage, with 45.1% on employee plans, 12.4% on Medicaid, 15.2% on Medicare, 15.1% on non-group plans, and 2.05% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.1% under 18 years, 22.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

10%
Uninsured
45.1%
Employer Coverage
12.4%
Medicaid
15.2%
Medicare
15.1%
Non-Group
2.05%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in St. Petersburg, FL declined by 4.45% from 10.5% to 10%.

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