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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
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Education
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Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
16.1%
−0.2 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
247 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−2.8 pp
vs Pinellas County
+0.6 pp
Pinellas County: 15.4% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · St. Petersburg · Pinellas County · Florida · United States
−2.8 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
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
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
| Year | St. Petersburg | Change | Pinellas County | Florida | United 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
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | Alva | 18.2% | |
| 378 | Anna Maria | 3.1% | |
| 325 | Apalachicola | 10.5% | |
| 111 | Apollo Beach | 22.3% | |
| 228 | Atlantic Beach | 17.2% | |
| 340 | Atlantis | 8.7% | |
| 312 | Ave Maria | 11.4% | |
| 218 | Aventura | 17.5% | |
| 43 | Bagdad | 26.7% | |
| 263 | Bal Harbour | 15.7% | |
| 118 | Baldwin | 21.9% | |
| 16 | Bay Harbor Islands | 30.2% | |
| 259 | Bay Pines | 16.0% | |
| 245 | Bayonet Point | 16.7% | |
| 145 | Bayshore Gardens | 20.9% | |
| 62 | Bell | 25.2% | |
| 33 | Belle Glade | 27.8% | |
| 301 | Belleair | 13.0% | |
| 302 | Belleair Beach | 12.9% | |
| 284 | Belleair Bluffs | 13.7% | |
| 126 | Bellview | 21.5% | |
| 242 | Beverly Hills | 16.8% | |
| 222 | Big Pine Key | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Biscayne Park | 39.4% | |
| 100 | Bloomingdale | 23.0% | |
| … | |||
| 382 | St Leo | 1.8% | |
| 357 | St Pete Beach | 6.6% | |
| 339 | St. Augustine | 8.8% | |
| 233 | St. Petersburg | 17.1% | |
| 390 | Steinhatchee | 0.0% | |
| 66 | Stock Island | 24.8% | |
| 235 | Stuart | 17.1% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021
What it means
The share of residents who are children and teenagers.
How it is calculated
Residents under 18 divided by the total population.
People
Statistics: St. Petersburg
Population
264K
2025
Population of the urban area
943K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
1,650
2025
Size of the urban area
705
2025
Density of the urban area
1,337
2025
Median age
43.1
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Residents 65 and over
21.1%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States