Article: St. Petersburg: Population Profile

St. Petersburg: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 1,614,000

1990: 2,067,959

2000: 2,395,997

Percent change, 1990 2000: 15.8%

U.S. rank in 1980: 22nd

U.S. rank in 1990: 21st

U.S. rank in 2000: 20th

City Residents

1980: 238,647

1990: 240,318

2000: 248,232

2003 estimate: 247,610

Percent change, 1990 2000: 3.2%

U.S. rank in 1980: 58th

U.S. rank in 1990: 65th (State rank: 4th)

U.S. rank in 2000: 79th (State rank: 4th)

Density: 4,163.1 people per square mile (based on 2000 land area)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 177,133

Black or African American: 55,502

American Indian and Alaska Native: 769

Asian: 6,640

Native Hawaiian and Pacific ...

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