St. Petersburg, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 245,314 (All urban)

St. Petersburg, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 124,525 (109,519 occupied: 69,697 owner occupied, 39,822 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	30%

Housing density: 2088 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $295,341.

Median contract rent in 2007: $674 (lower quartile is $552, upper quartile is $855)

Housing units in St. Petersburg with a mortgage: 41,483 (5,960 second mortgage, 3,941 home equity loan, 143 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,034

St. Petersburg,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $191,500 (it was $78,200 in 2000)

St. Petersburg:	$191,500
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,500 - $294,600

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $260,021
Here: $260,021
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $316,214
Here: $316,214
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $202,327
Here: $202,327
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $247,376
Here: $247,376
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $256,107
Here: $256,107
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $23,686
Here: $23,686
State: $43,568

Median year house/condo built: 1961

Median year apartment built: 1967

Household type by relationship

Households: 241,322

In family households: 183,671 (40,946 male householders, 20,984 female householders)
42,931 spouses, 60,485 children (56,181 natural, 1,469 adopted, 2,835 stepchildren), 5,331 grandchildren, 2,237 brothers or sisters, 2,018 parents, 3,484 other relatives, 5,255 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 57,651 (21,623 male householders (16,949 living alone)), 26,055 female householders (22,094 living alone)), 9,973 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,471 (3,309 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 29,709 2-persons, 14,828 3-persons, 10,327 4-persons, 4,486 5-persons, 1,784 6-persons, 796 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 39,043 1-person, 7,866 2-persons, 547 3-persons, 154 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

27,548 married couples with children.
18,222 single-parent households (3,242 men, 14,980 women).

88.3% of residents of St. Petersburg speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 22,635 (9.1%)
(43.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Petersburg, Florida:
	1 room: 128 2 rooms: 1,627 3 rooms: 4,063 4 rooms: 10,444 5 rooms: 19,422 6 rooms: 16,286 7 rooms: 9,722 8 rooms: 4,816 9 or more rooms: 3,189

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Petersburg, Florida:
	1 room: 3,092 2 rooms: 5,481 3 rooms: 10,241 4 rooms: 10,086 5 rooms: 6,781 6 rooms: 2,814 7 rooms: 888 8 rooms: 278 9 or more rooms: 161

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 660
1995 to 1998: 2,254
1990 to 1994: 3,697
1980 to 1989: 13,088
1970 to 1979: 25,152
1960 to 1969: 24,822
1950 to 1959: 32,606
1940 to 1949: 9,493
1939 or earlier: 12,753

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in St. Petersburg:
	no bedroom: 314 1 bedroom: 5,033 2 bedrooms: 30,628 3 bedrooms: 25,889 4 bedrooms: 6,694 5 or more bedrooms: 1,139

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Petersburg:
	no bedroom: 3,918 1 bedroom: 16,033 2 bedrooms: 14,736 3 bedrooms: 4,519 4 bedrooms: 538 5 or more bedrooms: 78

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Petersburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4,695 1 vehicle: 28,349 2 vehicles: 28,405 3 vehicles: 6,633 4 vehicles: 1,375 5 or more vehicles: 240

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Petersburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9,158 1 vehicle: 20,986 2 vehicles: 8,272 3 vehicles: 1,037 4 vehicles: 257 5 or more vehicles: 112

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in St. Petersburg, FL:

Less than $10,000: 465
$10,000 to $14,999: 233
$15,000 to $19,999: 233
$20,000 to $24,999: 226
$25,000 to $29,999: 165
$30,000 to $34,999: 165
$35,000 to $39,999: 223
$40,000 to $49,999: 515
$50,000 to $59,999: 594
$60,000 to $69,999: 983
$70,000 to $79,999: 1206
$80,000 to $89,999: 1439
$90,000 to $99,999: 1729
$100,000 to $124,999: 5429
$125,000 to $149,999: 6957
$150,000 to $174,999: 8383
$175,000 to $199,999: 7329
$200,000 to $249,999: 10890
$250,000 to $299,999: 5128
$300,000 to $399,999: 6139
$400,000 to $499,999: 3060
$500,000 to $749,999: 3517
$750,000 to $999,999: 1294
$1,000,000 or more: 1443

St. Petersburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in St. Petersburg:

Less than $100: 362 people
$100 to $149: 246
$150 to $199: 540
$200 to $249: 456
$250 to $299: 487
$300 to $349: 587
$350 to $399: 1,067
$400 to $449: 1,473
$450 to $499: 1,892
$500 to $549: 2,524
$550 to $599: 2,917
$600 to $649: 2,966
$650 to $699: 2,735
$700 to $749: 2,628
$750 to $799: 2,358
$800 to $899: 3,855
$900 to $999: 2,700
$1,000 to $1,249: 2,264
$1,250 to $1,499: 629
$1,500 to $1,999: 483
$2,000 or more: 525
No cash rent: 1,400

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5,815 1990 to 1994: 3,194 1985 to 1989: 2,382 1980 to 1984: 2,588 1975 to 1979: 1,514 1970 to 1974: 1,327 1970 to 1974: 1,378 1965 to 1969: 4,437

St. Petersburg, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.5%
Number of people working at home: 3,555 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2756
5 to 9 minutes: 12030
10 to 14 minutes: 19850
15 to 19 minutes: 22113
20 to 24 minutes: 17780
25 to 29 minutes: 6397
30 to 34 minutes: 14814
35 to 39 minutes: 2567
40 to 44 minutes: 2755
45 to 59 minutes: 6365
60 to 89 minutes: 2898
90 or more minutes: 2186

St. Petersburg mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 90,705 (78%)
Carpooled: 13,703 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2,929 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 22 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 19 (0%)
Railroad: 18 (0%)
Ferryboat: 26 (0%)
Taxi: 387 (0%)
Motorcycle: 213 (0%)
Bicycle: 994 (1%)
Walked: 2,521 (2%)
Other means: 974 (1%)
Worked at home: 3,555 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 12090
$10,000 to $14,999: 8536
$15,000 to $19,999: 8343
$20,000 to $24,999: 9342
$25,000 to $29,999: 8860
$30,000 to $34,999: 8172
$35,000 to $39,999: 7077
$40,000 to $44,999: 6269
$45,000 to $49,999: 5632
$50,000 to $59,999: 8992
$60,000 to $74,999: 9497
$75,000 to $99,999: 8458
$100,000 to $124,999: 3465
$125,000 to $149,999: 1718
$150,000 to $199,999: 1430
$200,000 or more: 1727

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 63501

German: 24777

Irish: 19398

English: 18953

United States or American: 14062

Italian: 13688

French (except Basque): 5816

Polish: 5233

Scottish: 4284

Scotch-Irish: 3606

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3039

Subsaharan African:: 2322

Dutch: 2159

African: 2045

Swedish: 1993

French Canadian: 1986

Norwegian: 1984

Russian: 1595

Jamaican: 1572

Yugoslavian: 1398

European: 1338

British: 1311

Greek: 1216

Hungarian: 1208

Arab:: 1008

Welsh: 965

Canadian: 730

Lithuanian: 653

Austrian: 637

Portuguese: 634

Ukrainian: 610

Czech: 594

Danish: 566

Lebanese: 395

Czechoslovakian: 379

Swiss: 370

Slovak: 327

Haitian: 319

Albanian: 311

Latvian: 274

Bulgarian: 268

Finnish: 268

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 265

Barbadian: 240

West Indian: 239

Romanian: 218

Croatian: 202

Serbian: 192

Belgian: 187

U.S. Virgin Islander: 185

Arab/Arabic: 165

Scandinavian: 142

Armenian: 141

Eastern European: 129

Palestinian: 127

Nigerian: 126

Syrian: 119

Guyanese: 118

Turkish: 118

Northern European: 111

British West Indian: 103

Brazilian: 101

Slavic: 93

Moroccan: 83

Slovene: 79

Iranian: 64

Australian: 56

South African: 55

Egyptian: 49

Israeli: 47

Belizean: 44

Other West Indian: 43

Other Arab: 36

Iraqi: 34

Celtic: 34

New Zealander: 32

Basque: 31

Bahamian: 29

Pennsylvania German: 29

Ghanian: 22

Acadian/Cajun: 22

Zimbabwean: 19

Icelander: 19

Estonian: 16

Ethiopian: 15

Macedonian: 14

Alsatian: 11

Maltese: 11

Kenyan: 9

Other Subsaharan African: 9

Sierra Leonean: 7

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 7

Liberian: 5

Cape Verdean: 5

Sudanese: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (8%)
Vietnam (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Jamaica (5%)
Germany (5%)
Other Eastern Europe (5%)
Cuba (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 89329
Northeast: 50538
Midwest: 39125
South: 36260
West: 6064

51% of St. Petersburg residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 846
Nursery to 4th grade: 404
5th and 6th grade: 885
7th and 8th grade: 1,982
9th grade: 1,756
10th grade: 2,577
11th grade: 2,892
12th grade, no diploma: 3,541
High school graduate (or equivalency): 22,434
Less than 1 year of college: 5,972
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,409
Associate degree: 5,645
Bachelor's degree: 12,843
Master's degree: 4,177
Professional school degree: 2,312
Doctorate degree: 833

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 896
Nursery to 4th grade: 361
5th and 6th grade: 650
7th and 8th grade: 2,530
9th grade: 2,090
10th grade: 3,337
11th grade: 2,953
12th grade, no diploma: 4,084
High school graduate (or equivalency): 26,594
Less than 1 year of college: 7,873
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 14,223
Associate degree: 8,321
Bachelor's degree: 13,115
Master's degree: 4,575
Professional school degree: 1,633
Doctorate degree: 499

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,613
Black householders: $30,520
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,264
Asian householders: $40,444
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $22,718
Some other race householders: $34,403
Two or more races householders: $26,003
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,112

St. Petersburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

St. Petersburg household income for Black householders

St. Petersburg household income for Asian householders

St. Petersburg household income for Some other race householders

St. Petersburg household income for Two or more races householders

St. Petersburg household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

St. Petersburg marital status for males

St. Petersburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $210,601
Black or African American householders: $149,134
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $234,844
Asian householders: $188,071
Some other race householders: $207,172
Two or more races householders: $188,071
Hispanic or Latino householders: $192,969

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 72,730
One, attached: 3,292
Two: 3,737
3 or 4: 5,541
5 to 9: 6,876
10 to 19: 9,305
20 to 49: 7,370
50 or more: 11,411
Mobile homes: 4,108
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 155

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in St. Petersburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (80%) Utility gas (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (89%) Utility gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,977

Here:	15.8%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,239

Here:	10.2%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,892

Here:	26.5%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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