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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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryChildren under 18
287 Alva 13.9%
344 Anna Maria 7.9%
118 Apalachicola 21.7%
151 Apollo Beach 20.0%
220 Atlantic Beach 17.4%
278 Atlantis 14.7%
252 Aventura 15.9%
150 Bagdad 20.1%
155 Bal Harbour 20.0%
51 Baldwin 25.9%
65 Bay Harbor Islands 24.9%
328 Bay Pines 9.7%
219 Bayonet Point 17.4%
174 Bayshore Gardens 19.1%
15 Bell 31.3%
38 Belle Glade 27.4%
221 Belleair 17.3%
301 Belleair Beach 12.7%
300 Belleair Bluffs 12.7%
115 Bellview 21.8%
223 Beverly Hills 17.2%
311 Big Pine Key 11.3%
68 Biscayne Park 24.8%
81 Bloomingdale 23.8%
231 Boca Raton 16.9%
…
374 St Leo 3.5%
330 St Pete Beach 9.5%
309 St. Augustine 11.6%
196 St. Petersburg 18.2%
370 Steinhatchee 4.2%
126 Stock Island 21.4%
222 Stuart 17.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

What it means

The share of residents who are children and teenagers.

How it is calculated

Residents under 18 divided by the total population.