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