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St. Petersburg, FL demographics

Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Revenue.

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Quick answer

St. Petersburg, FL has a population of 261,256 and a median household income of $73,113 — about $6,093 a month before tax. That ranks 36 of 94 covered metros by income and 69 of 94 by population.

  • Population

    261,256

    City limits, ACS 5-year

  • Median household income

    $73,113

    ACS 5-year estimate

  • Combined sales tax

    7%

    Florida + local

  • Income rank

    #36

    of 94 covered metros

Estimated annual sales tax on a median household

A St. Petersburg household at the median income of $73,113 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,279 a year in sales tax at 7%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Florida exempts or discounts several categories. Pinellas County's Penny for Pinellas surtax funds infrastructure and is renewed by referendum, so St. Petersburg's rate has moved with those votes.

Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a St. Petersburg-specific measurement.

Sources

What each figure on this page comes from.

Full St. Petersburg sales tax breakdown and calculator

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