Pinellas County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 279.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 3,252.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 76.4%. On the 2000 census form, 98.4% of the population reported only one race, with 9.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 4.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.17 persons compared to an average family size of 2.77 persons. In 2007 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $41,218. Per capita income grew by 20.6% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2007) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	910,260	47	Covered Employment	436,985	60
Growth (%) since 1990	6.9%	1789	Avg wage per job	$38,009	461
Households (2000)	414,968	34	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	8.5%	1839
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	458,103	53	Avg wage per job	$47,339	587
Unemployment Rate (2008)	6.3	1096	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	1.6%	1901
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$42,546	194	Avg wage per job	$45,884	414
Median Household Income (2007)	$44,325	1092	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	14.5%	491
Poverty Rate (2007)	11.3	2203	Avg wage per job	$41,218	323
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	84.0	781	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	5.3%	183
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	22.9	497	Avg wage per job	$61,092	182