Pinellas County, Florida

Pinellas County has a population of 963,481 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $355,100, about 4.9 times the county's median household income of $72,646.

Home price
$355,100
Income
$72,646
Population
963,481
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$355,100county
Median gross rent$1,642county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198058.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,021county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,977county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,696county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,527county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$72,646county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate11.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home20.0%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government10.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$81,092county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.70%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service2.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1228048county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station17 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths27.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.8%county
Public schools in the county149county
Public school enrollment87723county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible45.1%county
Elementary schools90county
Middle schools21county
High schools24county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public60.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians91county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county13county
Hospitals here with an emergency department12county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population963,481county
Land area in square miles274county
People per square mile of land3518.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores211county
Convenience stores164county
Share living far from a food store17.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.3%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age49.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.4%county
Share of households that are one person36.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States12.4%county
Second languages15.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents70county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-10county
Households that moved in31,737county
Households that moved away30,968county
Average income of arriving households$95,596county
Average income of departing households$74,796county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4,198county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings67.2%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature74.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F98 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days328 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJan 16county
Average first fall frostDec 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$168county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.7¢county
Household electricity use1,077 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity92.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.5%county
Homes heated by propane0.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband90.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk96.9county
Coastal flood risk99.2county
Drought risk20.6county
Landslide risk17.6county
Hail risk94.3county
Earthquake risk66.9county
Tornado risk99.0county
Tropical cyclone risk98.9county
Extreme heat risk95.5county
Winter weather risk0.0county
Strong wind risk65.6county
Wildfire risk81.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here1county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here1county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams2county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Pinellas County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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