St. Petersburg is a relatively large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 247,793 people and 70 constituent neighborhoods, St. Petersburg is the fourth largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities, St. Petersburg isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in St. Petersburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Petersburg is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Petersburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.57%), sales jobs (11.71%), and management occupations (8.48%).

Also of interest is that St. Petersburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of St. Petersburg are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

St. Petersburg has quite a few people who use public transportation to get to work each day, primarily riding the bus.

St. Petersburg Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, St. Petersburg is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.82% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in St. Petersburg in 2000 was $21,107, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,428 for a family of four.

St. Petersburg is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Petersburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in St. Petersburg is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Petersburg include German, Irish, English, Italian, French, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in St. Petersburg is English. Some people also speak Spanish.