St. Petersburg is a large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 263,553 people and 94 associated neighborhoods, St. Petersburg is the fifth largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, St. Petersburg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Petersburg is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Petersburg who work in management occupations (11.76%), sales jobs (11.01%), and office and administrative support (11.00%). 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. A relatively large number of people in St. Petersburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.75% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the nice things about St. Petersburg is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The education level of St. Petersburg ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in St. Petersburg, 40.56% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in St. Petersburg in 2022 was $46,755, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,020 for a family of four. However, St. Petersburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Petersburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Petersburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Petersburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Petersburg include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in St. Petersburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
