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Bay Pines, Florida.

A community in Pinellas County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Pinellas County’s.

Living in Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida

Bay Pines, in Pinellas County, had 3,106 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $68,214 a year and half less, against $72,646 across Pinellas County; 12% of its people live below the poverty line. 87% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 13% are rented. Unemployment in Pinellas County was 4.3% in August 2026, and the county had 1.4% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 3,106 in the 2020 census; median age 62.3
Household income $68,214 the median, give or take $16,173 · Pinellas County: $72,646
Unemployment 4.3% Pinellas County, August 2026; 4.0% a year before
Homes 87% lived in by their owners; 13% rented
  • 1,292households
  • 28%of adults have a degree
  • 12%below the poverty line
  • 21%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care22%
  • Professional and business services18%
  • Shops (retail)17%
  • Other services8%
  • Wholesale8%
  • Government6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Pinellas County had 441,425 jobs in 2025, 1.4% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 71° and 52°; warmest in August, 91° and 76° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 71° 52° F M A M J J A 91° 76° S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 71° and 52°; warmest in August, 91° and 76° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 71° 52° F M A M J J A 91° 76° S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 71° and lows near 52°; warmest in August, with highs near 91° and lows near 76°. About 54 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the St. Petersburg International Airport weather station, 8 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Bay Pines

  1. Veterans Health AdministrationFederal government · Department of Veterans Affairs3,526
  2. Inspector GeneralFederal government · Department of Veterans Affairs41
  3. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and TechnologyFederal government · Department of Veterans Affairs37

Federal offices come from OPM's federal workforce data (2026). Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesRelatively high
  2. LightningRelatively high
  3. Coastal floodingrelatively high in parts of Bay PinesRelatively moderate
  4. Cold wavesRelatively moderate
  5. TornadoesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Bay Pines’ census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Pinellas County.