St. Petersburg, FL
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St. PetersburgFL averageUS Census ACS
Municipal budget
Total revenue$714.9M (FY2023)
Total spending$707.0M (FY2023)
Taxes$234.4M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$851.6M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$2,738 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
20252,641 housing units ($532.8M)
Recent meetings
Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 93 on record.
🏗️ Building permits (latest 25)
Recent records pulled from the city's own open-data portal. Beta — dates/values as published by the source.
| Issued | Address | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 2ND AVE N | CO | $172,750 | |
| 820 46TH AVE N | PPMR | $34,000 | |
| 820 46TH AVE N | PPER | $34,000 | |
| 820 46TH AVE N | PPBR | $34,000 | |
| 830 43RD AVE N | PPPR | $340,000 | |
| 830 43RD AVE N | PPMR | $340,000 | |
| 830 43RD AVE N | PPER | $340,000 | |
| 830 43RD AVE N | PPBR | $340,000 | |
| 830 43RD AVE N | PPPR | $34,000 | |
| 830 43RD AVE N | PPMR | $34,000 | |
| 830 43RD AVE N | PPER | $34,000 | |
| 830 43RD AVE N | PPBR | $34,000 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | PPMR | $340,000 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | PPPR | $340,000 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | PPER | $340,000 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | PPBR | $340,000 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | PPPR | $34,000 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | PPMR | $34,000 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | PPER | $34,000 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | PPBR | $34,000 | |
| 761 27TH AVE N | CO | $120,500 | |
| 820 46TH AVE N | DRWY | $340,100 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | ZONE | $34,000 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | PLGR | $34,000 | |
| 832 43RD AVE N | MERE | $34,000 |
Source: Building permits
💰 Federal awards (top 3 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $1.0M | ALHAMBRA HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · NURSING HOME SERVICES |
| $800,000 | ALHAMBRA HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · NURSING HOME SERVICES |
| $582,128 | ALHAMBRA HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER LLC Department of Veterans Affairs · NURSING HOME SERVICES |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Pinellas County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-1,182 people (+$717.6M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)21 ({"Hurricane": 21, "Severe Storm": 7, "Fire": 5, "Tropical St · last Fri Oct 11, 2024)
Traffic fatalities35 (17 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments32,509 (425,004 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,978/mo (5,222 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy16.9% (low numeracy 27% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$714.9M
Annual budget
$851.6M
Debt outstanding
2,641
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$714.9M
Spending$707.0M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load HIGH
Outstanding debt$851.6M
Debt-to-revenue1.19×
Debt-load index72 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.