St. Pete Standard

47 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in St. Petersburg in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 6.5 percent higher than the state average of 40.5 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 264,001.

92.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	14,486	7.3
Regular high school diploma	40,326	20.3
GED or alternative credential	8,275	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	13,715	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	28,565	14.4
Associate's degree	19,760	9.9
Bachelor's degree	47,446	23.9
Master's degree	17,751	8.9
Professional school degree	5,316	2.7
Doctorate degree	3,194	1.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.