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People Statistics · City

Population in St. Petersburg

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 5 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 1, 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

2019 · 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 105
242 Horseshoe Beach 166
241 Layton 210
240 Ebro 237
239 Sopchoppy 420
238 Bell 501
237 Jay 522
236 Sea Ranch Lakes 543
235 Yankeetown 578
234 Laurel Hill 582
233 Melbourne Village 679
232 Cedar Key 685
231 Shalimar 740
230 Jupiter Island 810
229 Westlake 840
228 Mexico Beach 934
227 Bradenton Beach 935
226 Golden Beach 958
225 Anna Maria 1,016
224 Medley 1,041
223 Bronson 1,128
222 Indian Shores 1,212
221 San Antonio 1,286
220 Palm Beach Shores 1,327
219 Redington Beach 1,392
…
7 Cape Coral 190K
6 Port St. Lucie 199K
5 Hialeah 224K
4 St. Petersburg 257K
3 Tampa 381K
2 Miami 441K
1 Jacksonville 942K

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2019

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.