Pinellas County, FL Population

Overview

957,989

Total Population

48.5

Median age

51.72%

Female population %

93.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

97,523

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Pinellas County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pinellas County is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pinellas County's population under 18 was 16.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pinellas County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pinellas County, 13.27% were under the age of 15, 15.38% aged 15 to 29, 46.53% aged 30 to 64, 21.38% aged 65 to 84, and 3.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 33,045 more females than males in Pinellas County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.72% females and 48.28% males in Pinellas County, FL.
The Pinellas County, FL gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 37,628.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 41,374.

Pinellas County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pinellas County population: 78.46% are White, 10.28% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.49% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.92% are some other race and 5.54% are multiracial.
Pinellas County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 97,523 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 860,466 (89.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pinellas County is White with a population of 751,619 (78.46% of the total population).

Pinellas County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 975,367 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Pinellas County's population decreased by 5,827 (0.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pinellas County's population increased by 43,037 (4.70%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Pinellas County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 913,441.