What is the population of St. Petersburg, Florida?

The population of St. Petersburg, Florida is 265,291.

What is the median household income in St. Petersburg, Florida?

The median household income in St. Petersburg, Florida is $73,169, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in St. Petersburg, Florida is $384,625, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in St. Petersburg, Florida is 4.9%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education B

Metric	St. Petersburg	Florida Avg	U.S. Average
Population	265,291	22,318,419	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1958.4	312.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.61%	1.35%	0.57%
Median age	41.9	40.2	37.1
Households	115,686	8,536,315	128,459,983

Year	St. Petersburg

Group	Share

St. Petersburg has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	St. Petersburg	Florida Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$73,169	$71,865	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.08%	5.65%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.8%	5.2%

Metric	St. Petersburg	Florida Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$384,625	$293,727	$242,182
Median rent	$1,523	$1,564	$1,342
Homeownership rate	64.0%	67.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	St. Petersburg	Florida Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.2	23.9	22.5
Work from home	18.4%	13.9%	13.4%

St. Petersburg has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	St. Petersburg	Florida Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	30.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.51	2.54

St. Petersburg has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	St. Petersburg	Florida Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.7	77.2	78.3
Self-rated poor health	16.2%	19.5%	16.3%
Smokers	19.4%	21.3%	19.0%