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St. Petersburg Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

St. Petersburg Population & Age Distribution

 

Total Population
258,201

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.9%
5 - 17:
11.7%
18 - 24:
8.1%
25 - 34:
15.4%
35 - 54:
25.6%
55 - 64:
15.1%
Over 65 Years:
19.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

 
Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.7%
5.7%
92.7%
92.7%
37.1%
37.1%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Income

 

Per capita Income

St. Petersburg
USA
$38,802
$38,802
$35,384
$35,384

Median household income

St. Petersburg
USA
$60,798
$60,798
$64,994
$64,994

Individuals Below Poverty Level:
11.6%

Employment Industries in St. Petersburg

 
Healthcare
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Education
Finance
Manufacturing
Other
Administration
Construction
Public Service
Transportation
Arts
Information Technology
Real estate
Wholesale
17.0%
17.0%
11.5%
11.5%
9.7%
9.7%
8.1%
8.1%
7.9%
7.9%
6.7%
6.7%
6.4%
6.4%
5.3%
5.3%
5.0%
5.0%
4.5%
4.5%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
2.8%
2.8%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Race & Ethnic Diversity

 
White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
63.8%
63.8%
20.9%
20.9%
8.4%
8.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.3%
3.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Ancestries & Languages Spoken

 

Ancestry (Top 20)

German
Irish
English
Italian
Polish
French
Scottish
European
Swedish
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Jamaican
Norwegian
British
Russian
French Canadian
Hungarian
Greek
Welsh
Serbian
13.5%
13.5%
11.6%
11.6%
9.1%
9.1%
6.6%
6.6%
3.1%
3.1%
2.7%
2.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Languages Spoken (Top 20)

English
Spanish
Slavic languages
French
Serbo-Croatian
Vietnamese
Langs. of India
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
Laotian
Arabic
Polish
Other Indo-European
Russian
French Creole
Chinese
Portuguese
African languages
Greek
Other Asian languages
87.6%
87.6%
5.5%
5.5%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Foreign Born St. Petersburg Residents:
10.0%