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People Statistics · City

Population in St. Petersburg

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 5 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
People · St. Petersburg Pinellas County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

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Overview 8 figures People 24 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 264,033 −0.7% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 5 of 243 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +5.4% +0.5% a year on average
share of Pinellas County 27.8% Pinellas County: 948,563 · 2025
Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+5.4% since 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
St. Petersburg 264K
Pinellas County 949K
Florida 23M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance St. Petersburg · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 264,033 · 2025
First value 244,995 · 2010
Highest 265,855 · 2024
Lowest 244,674 · 2012
Average change +0.5% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearSt. PetersburgChange Pinellas CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 264,033 −0.7% 949K 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 265,855 +0.4% 960K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 264,921 +0.9% 966K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 262,655 +1.1% 964K 22M 334M 8B
2021 259,823 +0.2% 960K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 259,305 +0.9% 960K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 257,088 +0.0% 959K 21M — 7.8B
2018 257,077 +0.4% 958K 21M — 7.7B
2017 256,171 +0.9% 956K 21M — 7.6B
2016 253,783 +1.3% 949K 21M — 7.5B
2015 250,447 +0.8% 938K 20M — 7.4B
2014 248,500 +1.2% 929K 20M — 7.4B
2013 245,601 +0.4% 923K 20M — 7.3B
2012 244,674 −0.0% 918K 19M — 7.2B
2011 244,770 −0.1% 916K 19M — 7.1B
2010 244,995 916K 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
243 Otter Creek 117
242 Horseshoe Beach 165
241 Layton 209
240 Ebro 249
239 Sopchoppy 487
238 Laurel Hill 563
237 Sea Ranch Lakes 567
236 Bell 579
235 Jay 594
234 Yankeetown 637
233 Melbourne Village 679
232 Cedar Key 744
231 Shalimar 758
230 Jupiter Island 841
229 Bradenton Beach 921
228 Anna Maria 1,023
227 Golden Beach 1,029
226 Medley 1,075
225 Indian Shores 1,167
224 Mexico Beach 1,275
223 Bronson 1,292
222 Palm Beach Shores 1,350
221 Redington Beach 1,355
220 Baldwin 1,394
219 North Redington Beach 1,444
…
8 Fort Lauderdale 189K
7 Hialeah 231K
6 Cape Coral 236K
5 St. Petersburg 264K
4 Port St. Lucie 268K
3 Tampa 414K
2 Miami 490K
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2025

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.