Cities / Florida / St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, FL

262,732 people

Right Now

Weather

84.2°F

Cloudy

Today: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms, high 89°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, St. Petersburg)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 10.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PIE

10 mi — St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport

Population & People

Population

262,732

Median age

43.1

Median household income

$75,192

Poverty rate

12.5%

Unemployment rate

4.7%

Bachelor's degree+

42.6%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$371,100

Median gross rent

$1,663/mo

Homeownership rate

62.82%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,977

HUD Fair Market Rent (Pinellas County, 10 mi from St. Petersburg), 2026. Efficiency $1593, 1BR $1696, 2BR $1977, 3BR $2527, 4BR $3077. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PIE

St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport

10 mi away

TPA

Tampa International Airport

17 mi away

SRQ

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport

27 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).