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St. Petersburg, Florida

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StatisticSt. PetersburgFloridaUnited States
Total Population262,73222,416,076334,922,499
Median Household Income$75,192$74,568$80,734
Median Age43.142.638.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher42.6%34.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$371,100$359,000$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,663$1,669$1,413
Poverty Rate12.5%12.6%12.5%
Unemployment Rate4.7%4.8%5.2%
Foreign Born10.7%21.9%14.1%
Homeownership Rate62.8%67.6%65.2%
Average Commute Time25.628.026.4
Worked from Home21.1%15.7%15.1%
Married-Couple Households35.6%46.7%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in St. Petersburg, Florida

Age in St. Petersburg, Florida

StatisticSt. PetersburgFloridaUnited States
Median Age43.142.638.9
Under 18 %16.1%19.5%22.0%
Age 18-24 %7.2%8.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %15.9%12.7%13.7%
Age 35-44 %13.1%12.7%13.2%
Age 45-64 %26.7%25.7%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %21.1%21.3%17.2%

Households and families in St. Petersburg, Florida

StatisticSt. PetersburgFloridaUnited States
Households119,2448,752,810129,227,496
Average Household Size2.12.52.5
Family Households49.4%64.6%64.2%
Households with Children19.0%26.5%29.5%
Single-Parent Families13.8%17.9%17.3%
People Living Alone40.2%28.3%28.7%
Never Married37.5%31.7%34.4%

Income and poverty in St. Petersburg, Florida

StatisticSt. PetersburgFloridaUnited States
Per Capita Income$51,961$42,609$44,673
Households Under $25,00015.1%15.0%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99917.6%16.8%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99916.5%17.2%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More12.2%11.0%13.4%
Poverty Rate12.5%12.6%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty27.4%30.2%28.2%
SNAP Households9.4%12.6%n/a

Housing in St. Petersburg, Florida

StatisticSt. PetersburgFloridaUnited States
Housing Units141,50810,256,470143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes55.3%54.7%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units32.0%24.5%19.1%
Vacancy Rate15.7%14.7%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,969.01,988.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied37.2%32.4%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income33.9%35.2%30.6%
Median Property Tax$2,463$2,730n/a

Education in St. Petersburg, Florida

StatisticSt. PetersburgFloridaUnited States
Less than High School6.3%10.1%10.4%
High School Graduate21.5%27.2%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree29.6%28.6%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree26.7%21.3%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree15.9%12.9%14.1%

Work and commuting in St. Petersburg, Florida

StatisticSt. PetersburgFloridaUnited States
Labour Force Participation64.6%59.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work65.2%70.2%68.8%
Public Transit1.5%1.2%3.2%
Walked to Work1.9%1.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes26.6%20.2%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour6.7%8.7%8.6%
Households Without a Car7.3%6.0%n/a

Origins and language in St. Petersburg, Florida

StatisticSt. PetersburgFloridaUnited States
Born in State of Residence40.7%35.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens7.5%12.6%7.4%
Non-Citizens3.2%9.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home86.5%69.4%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home6.1%22.6%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency12.7%21.6%16.7%

Cities near St. Petersburg

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.