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St. Petersburg FL - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	248,232	68 (of 25,150) (100%)	4 (of 888) (100%)
Average Income	$34,597	12,432 (51%)	483 (46%)
Median House Value	$81,000	11,141 (56%)	543 (39%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	71.4%	20,765 (of 25,150) (17%)	663 (of 888) (25%)
% Black Population	22.4%	2,523 (90%)	194 (78%)
% Hispanic Population	4.2%	6,801 (73%)	486 (45%)
% Asian Population	2.7%	2,354 (91%)	99 (89%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	11,318 (55%)	425 (52%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	81.9%	11,016 (of 25,150) (56%)	400 (of 888) (55%)
% College Graduates	22.8%	5,653 (78%)	305 (66%)
% Never Married	27.8%	4,949 (80%)	191 (78%)
% Married	45.5%	22,194 (12%)	717 (19%)
% Seperated	2.8%	5,125 (80%)	290 (67%)
% Divorced	14.9%	2,560 (90%)	152 (83%)
% Foreign Born	9.1%	3,466 (86%)	359 (60%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	124,525	57 (of 25,150) (100%)	4 (of 888) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	10.2%	16,501 (34%)	87 (90%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	2.9%	18,538 (26%)	402 (55%)
Average Rooms in House	4.8	21,857 (13%)	597 (33%)
% Households with No Car	12.6%	4,254 (83%)	159 (82%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	8.8%	23,024 (8%)	652 (27%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.3%	2,591 (90%)	198 (78%)
Median House Value	$81,000	11,141 (56%)	543 (39%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	3.1%	12,311 (51%)	290 (67%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.5%	3,475 (86%)	266 (70%)
Average Monthly Rent	$567	6,972 (72%)	493 (44%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	62.4%	12,276 (of 25,150) (51%)	303 (of 888) (66%)
% Drive Alone to Work	78.1%	13,185 (48%)	502 (43%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.9%	2,903 (88%)	128 (86%)
% Walk to Work	2.2%	12,943 (49%)	284 (68%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	22.9	13,870 (45%)	620 (30%)
% Households making less than $10,000	11.0%	10,899 (57%)	330 (63%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.6%	5,600 (78%)	333 (63%)
Median Household Income	$34,597	12,432 (51%)	483 (46%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.3%	10,025 (60%)	304 (66%)
Per Capita Income	$21,107	5,906 (77%)	358 (60%)
Male Worker Income	$30,794	13,789 (45%)	436 (51%)
Female Worker Income	$25,860	7,374 (71%)	328 (63%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	9.2%	10,685 (58%)	394 (56%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	13.3%	9,863 (61%)	370 (58%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Tampa, Florida	17 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.97

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Louisville, Kentucky	0.90
Tampa, Florida	0.89
Akron, Ohio	0.88
Fort Wayne, Indiana	0.88
Toledo, Ohio	0.87
Corpus Christi, Texas	0.87
Lexington, Kentucky	0.86
Norfolk, Virginia	0.86
Des Moines, Iowa	0.85
Grand Rapids, Michigan	0.85

St. Petersburg FL Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Born in Northern America (outside U.S.)	1,786	20
Electricity Fueled Households	91,295	20
Vacant Housing Units for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	4,858	26
People Born in Europe	8,240	30
Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	30,818	30

St. Petersburg FL Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 888)
Asian Population	6,640	2
Vietnamese Population	1,910	2
Other Population Asian Population	2,053	2
Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	170,396	2
Vacant Housing Units	14,955	2

St. Petersburg FL Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Family Households	56.2%	23,420
Percent Married Couple Family Households	38.3%	23,356
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	36.0%	23,256
Percent of Households with Three or More Cars	8.8%	23,024
Percent Married Couple Family Households with Children Under 18	14.1%	22,827

St. Petersburg FL Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 888)
Percent Family Households	56.2%	789
Percent of Houses Built 1980-1989	10.5%	768
Percent Married Couple Family Households	38.3%	767
Average Household Size of Renter Occupied Units	2	743
Percent of Houses Built 1990-1994	3.0%	728

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	St. Petersburg FL	Louisville, Kentucky
Total Population	248,232	256,231
Average Age	39.3	35.8
Average Income	$34,597	$28,843
Median House Value	$81,000	$82,300
% White Population	71.4%	62.9%
% Black Population	22.4%	33.0%
% Asian Population	2.7%	1.4%
% Hispanic Population	4.2%	1.9%

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