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Pinellas County

Florida · 948,563 residents (2025 est.) · 274 sq mi
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Pinellas County is a county of 963,481 people in Florida. The median age is 49.0, about 10 years above the US median. Few US counties rank higher on income. Density works out to 3,519 people per square mile. The median household earns $72,646, about 12% below the national median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 128%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
963,481
+5%since 2000
from 921,482 in 2000
948,563 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,519 / sq mi
+5%since 2009
from 3,342 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
49.0
+14%since 2000
from 43.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
274 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
840K874K908K942K976K19902000201020202024Pinellas County
2024963K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.9%(37,436)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94%(38,690)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.7%(45,117)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.5%(43,352)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.7%(44,911)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.2%(117,431)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(111,428)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(117,305)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.9%(153,563)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.3%(137,678)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 848.6%(82,942)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.5%(33,628)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,646
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,111 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$48,351
+106%since 2000
from $23,497 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.5%
+22.2 ptssince 2009
from 26.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.488
+5%since 2010
from 0.464 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services10%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade7.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration6.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$355,100
+128%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,642
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $616 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
69.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 70.8% in 2000
30.5% rent
Vacancy rate
17.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.20 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.19 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.5%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 36.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
56.7%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.9
+16%since 2009
from 4.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
78
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic82.8%(762,614)
Black8.8%(81,146)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(42,760)
Asian2%(18,794)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic71%(684,141)
Black9.4%(90,873)
Hispanic / Latino11.2%(108,089)
Asian3.6%(34,822)
Other4.7%(45,556)
Diversity Score
59
+29%since 2009
from 46 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
−9%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican2.9%(28,180)
Mexican2.6%(25,249)
South American2%(19,432)
Cuban1.8%(17,008)
Colombian0.8%(7,628)
Central American0.6%(5,517)
Venezuelan0.5%(5,169)
Dominican0.4%(3,614)
Peruvian0.3%(2,836)
Spaniard0.3%(2,462)
Ecuadorian0.2%(1,800)
Salvadoran0.1%(1,403)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.1%(910)
Costa Rican0.1%(853)
Argentine0.1%(831)
Panamanian0.1%(785)
Honduran0.1%(730)
Nicaraguan0.1%(713)
Chilean0.1%(652)
Bolivian0%(244)
Uruguayan0%(198)
Asian origin
Vietnamese1.2%(11,609)
Asian Indian0.6%(6,007)
Filipino0.6%(5,878)
Chinese0.3%(2,562)
Laotian0.2%(2,093)
Cambodian0.2%(1,536)
Korean0.1%(1,083)
Japanese0.1%(733)
Thai0.1%(693)
Pakistani0.1%(492)
Burmese0%(327)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(173)
Hmong0%(163)
Nepalese0%(65)
Malaysian0%(57)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(215)
Chamorro0%(199)
Tongan0%(35)
Guamanian0%(22)
Ancestry
German13.6%(131,121)
Irish12.2%(117,335)
English11.9%(114,888)
American8.7%(84,264)
Italian8.2%(79,307)
Polish3.5%(33,783)
French2.7%(25,642)
Scottish2.2%(20,821)
West Indian1.2%(11,726)
Swedish1.1%(10,453)
Dutch1%(9,861)
Greek1%(9,856)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1%(9,334)
Scotch-Irish1%(9,264)
Arab0.8%(8,189)
Norwegian0.8%(7,633)
Jamaican0.8%(7,350)
French Canadian0.6%(5,704)
British0.6%(5,653)
Hungarian0.6%(5,502)
Welsh0.5%(5,100)
Ukrainian0.5%(4,901)
Portuguese0.5%(4,557)
Canadian0.5%(4,467)
Czech0.4%(3,960)
Lithuanian0.4%(3,624)
Danish0.3%(2,687)
Slovak0.3%(2,652)
Lebanese0.3%(2,638)
Austrian0.3%(2,594)
Brazilian0.2%(2,388)
Serbian0.2%(2,135)
Swiss0.2%(2,036)
Egyptian0.2%(2,034)
Croatian0.2%(1,796)
Finnish0.2%(1,754)
Haitian0.2%(1,605)
Romanian0.2%(1,453)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,207)
Belgian0.1%(1,136)
Syrian0.1%(1,074)
Australian0.1%(1,006)
Iranian0.1%(868)
Guyanese0.1%(649)
Slovene0.1%(548)
Armenian0.1%(539)
Turkish0.1%(507)
Moroccan0%(481)
Nigerian0%(389)
Israeli0%(387)
Latvian0%(290)
Iraqi0%(261)
Macedonian0%(188)
Jordanian0%(162)
Ethiopian0%(108)
Ghanaian0%(93)
Barbadian0%(87)
Kenyan0%(27)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.8%
+13.8 ptssince 2000
from 22.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.8%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 84.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.6%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+64%since 2000
from 15.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.6%
−12.6 ptssince 2009
from 80.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.1%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.0%
+15.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−4.6 ptssince 2011
from 9.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 59.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 75.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.6%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 36.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.0% in 2009
Female
51.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 52.0% in 2009
Foreign born
12.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.3%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 14.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.4%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 17.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.5%
+11.8 ptssince 2017
from 78.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 92.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 84.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.1%
−2.3 ptssince 2016
from 86.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 6.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.3%(134,241)
Married49.9%(201,050)
Widowed4%(16,142)
Divorced12.8%(51,811)
Women 15+
Never married27.4%(120,212)
Married44.3%(194,508)
Widowed11.5%(50,653)
Divorced16.8%(73,621)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.4%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 17.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 47.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 17.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
27.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 26.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 14.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 64.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 38.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.5%(12,492)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(13,392)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.3%(24,504)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(4,508)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(1,043)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 67,474 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Pinellas County, Florida?

Pinellas County, Florida has about 963,481 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Pinellas County, Florida?

The typical household in Pinellas County, Florida earns about $72,646 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Pinellas County, Florida expensive?

In Pinellas County, Florida, the median home is worth about $355,100, and the typical rent is about $1,642 a month.

How educated are people in Pinellas County, Florida?

About 36.8% of adults age 25 and over in Pinellas County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Pinellas County, Florida?

About 11.5% of people in Pinellas County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Pinellas County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Pinellas County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 111,822 residents, a change of about 13 percent over that period.

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