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People Statistics · City estimate

Children under 18 in St. Petersburg

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 247 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · St. Petersburg · Pinellas County · Florida · United States
−2.8 pp since 2014
St. Petersburg Pinellas County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Children under 18 · percent
St. Petersburg
16.1%
Florida
19.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance St. Petersburg · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 16.1% · 2024
First value 19.3% · 2013
Highest 19.3% · 2013
Lowest 16.1% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSt. PetersburgChange Pinellas CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 16.1% −0.2 pp 15.4% 19.5% 22.0%
2023estimate 16.2% −0.0 pp 15.7% 19.6% 22.2%
2022estimate 16.3% −0.8 pp 15.7% 19.6% 22.1%
2021estimate 17.1% +0.5 pp 16.1% 20.0% 22.5%
2020estimate 16.6% −0.4 pp 16.2% 19.9% —
2019estimate 16.9% −0.7 pp 16.4% 20.0% —
2018estimate 17.6% −0.4 pp 16.6% 20.1% —
2017estimate 18.0% −0.1 pp 16.9% 20.3% —
2016estimate 18.2% −0.3 pp 17.0% 20.4% —
2015estimate 18.5% −0.3 pp 17.2% 20.6% —
2014estimate 18.8% −0.5 pp 17.4% 20.8% —
2013estimate 19.3% 17.6% 21.0% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryChildren under 18
100 Alva 22.3%
361 Anna Maria 4.8%
218 Apalachicola 17.2%
56 Apollo Beach 24.9%
194 Atlantic Beach 17.9%
323 Atlantis 9.8%
165 Ave Maria 19.4%
135 Aventura 20.7%
156 Bagdad 19.8%
185 Bal Harbour 18.5%
183 Baldwin 18.6%
13 Bay Harbor Islands 31.1%
352 Bay Pines 6.1%
208 Bayonet Point 17.5%
154 Bayshore Gardens 19.9%
29 Bell 28.1%
40 Belle Glade 26.2%
284 Belleair 13.5%
298 Belleair Beach 12.6%
326 Belleair Bluffs 9.7%
105 Bellview 22.0%
270 Beverly Hills 14.7%
274 Big Pine Key 14.3%
1 Biscayne Park 41.4%
95 Bloomingdale 22.4%
…
385 St Leo 1.6%
364 St Pete Beach 4.7%
339 St. Augustine 8.4%
247 St. Petersburg 16.1%
350 Steinhatchee 6.2%
121 Stock Island 21.4%
210 Stuart 17.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

What it means

The share of residents who are children and teenagers.

How it is calculated

Residents under 18 divided by the total population.