» Growth: With almost all of Pinellas County built out — St. Petersburg is the largest of 24 incorporated municipalities in the county — population between 2000-08 actually declined about 3,000.

» Age Distribution: Although the city’s median age is slightly higher than the national average, St. Petersburg has long evolved past its retirement-haven reputation: 56% of the city’s population is under 44.

» Stability: About 85% of the city’s residents were in the same residence a year earlier, and 96% were living somewhere in Pinellas County a year earlier.

» Foreign-born: Less than one in 10 residents of the city were born outside the U.S.

» Families in Poverty: 13%

» Education: Nearly 90% of the city’s population graduated from high school; 27% of residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher.

» Median Household Income: $43,305

» Income: Nearly eight in 10 residents receive earnings from work; 17% have retirement income other than Social Security; 31% receive Social Security payments.

» Population Growth: Clearwater, like St. Petersburg, lost residents between 2005 and 2008.

» Median Age: 44

» Stability: Nearly nine out of 10 city residents were in the same residence a year earlier, and 96% were living somewhere in
Pinellas County a year earlier.

» Foreign-born: 15%

» Families in Poverty: 10%

» Education: Nearly 90% of the city’s population graduated from high school; 26% of residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher.

» Median Income: $45,175

» Income: Some 73% of residents received earnings from work; 18% have retirement income other than Social Security; 36% receive Social Security payments.