St. Petersburg: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 1,614,000

1990: 2,067,959

2000: 2,395,997

Percent change, 1990–2000: 15.8%

U.S. rank in 1980: 22nd

U.S. rank in 1990: 21st

U.S. rank in 2000: 20th

City Residents

1980: 238,647

1990: 240,318

2000: 248,232

2003 estimate: 247,610

Percent change, 1990–2000: 3.2%

U.S. rank in 1980: 58th

U.S. rank in 1990: 65th (State rank: 4th)

U.S. rank in 2000: 79th (State rank: 4th)

Density: 4,163.1 people per square mile (based on 2000 land area)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 177,133

Black or African American: 55,502

American Indian and Alaska Native: 769

Asian: 6,640

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 130

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 10,502

Other: 2,661

Percent of residents born in state: 36% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 14,123

Population 5 to 9 years old: 15,337

Population 10 to 14 years old: 15,382

Population 15 to 19 years old: 14,127

Population 20 to 24 years old: 13,677

Population 25 to 34 years old: 34,152

Population 35 to 44 years old: 40,887

Population 45 to 54 years old: 34,617

Population 55 to 59 years old: 12,269

Population 60 to 64 years old: 10,488

Population 65 to 74 years old: 20,202

Population 75 to 84 years old: 15,958

Population 85 years and older: 7,013

Median age: 39.3 years

Births (Pinellas County, 2003)

Total number: 9,225

Deaths (Pinellas County, 2003)

Total number: 12,049 (of which, 72 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $21,107

Median household income: $34,597

Total households: 109,608

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 12,090

$10,000 to $14,999: 8,536

$15,000 to $24,999: 17,685

$25,000 to $34,999: 17,032

$35,000 to $49,999: 18,978

$50,000 to $74,999: 18,489

$75,000 to $99,999: 8,458

$100,000 to $149,999: 5,183

$150,000 to $199,999: 1,430

$200,000 or more: 1,727

Percent of families below poverty level: 9.2% (39.7% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years old)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 20,914