Places/FL/Pinellas County, FL
County profile

Pinellas County, FL

United States · GDP 2024
#68 of 3,127 US counties by GDP61st-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$78.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
425,004
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
32,509
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
948,563
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$72.6k±$1.0k
Bachelor's degree+
36.8%±0.6%
Poverty rate
11.5%±0.4%
Business applications
38,333 · 2025
Retail establishments
3,779
39.3/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation18%
Professional services13%
Manufacturing12%
Finance & insurance11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
948,563
residents · 2025 · -1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $78.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration+627
International migration+16,922
Natural change28,921

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$53.1B
2019
$54.7B
2020
$60.6B
2021
$67.8B
2022
$74.2B
2023
$78.1B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$355.1k±$3.5k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$18/mo
Vacancy rate
17.6%±0.5%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$1.1B
4,198 units · 4.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 100Coastal flooding 99Tornado 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
587
2016
646
2017
705
2018
752
2019
800
2020
940
2021
1173
2022
1277
2023
1326
2024
1299
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
53% since 2021
2,740
2021
2,981
2022
2,973
2023
2,627
2024
4,198
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.1 km
I-275
Nearest freight rail
4.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
16.7 km
HONEYMOON ISLE FERRY
Nearest commercial airport
5.0 km
ST PETE-CLEARWATER INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$64.4k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
The read

What is the GDP of Pinellas?

Pinellas's economy produced $78.1B in 2024, growing 5.3% year over yearfaster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.