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Town Hall · Pinellas Park

How is Pinellas Park run?

Pinellas Park’s city government spent $100.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,887 per resident.

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Day-to-day spending, 2023
$100.4M
year to September 30, 2023
Per resident, 2023
$1,887
In 2022: $1,804, more than 63% of 35 similar cities
Long-term debt
$36.3M
end of FY2023, reported
City staff, 2025
486
full-time · 62 part-time · March payroll $3.4M
Typical tax bill
$1,763
0.63% of home value · FL 0.76%

What stands out about how Pinellas Park is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer40% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2023).A shared school districtShares Pinellas County School District with 6+ other towns.Split between districts3 State House districts cover Pinellas Park; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Pinellas Park’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2023 budget

About $1,887 per resident a year, or $5.17 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 40%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 33%Property taxes 21%Sales taxes 15%Fees & charges 13%From the state 7%Other taxes & licenses 7%From other local governments 3%Interest, fines & other 1%From the federal government <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $12.1 million; interest on debt $338,000. With these, the whole budget was $112.9 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,804 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Pinellas Park’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,804 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 35 Florida cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,676, and the middle half spent $1,296–$2,315. Pinellas Park spent more than 63% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,296–$2,315Median $1,676Pinellas Park

Includes sewer and trash ($38.9 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
35

Florida cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Pinellas Park itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 1% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Pinellas Park reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$98.9 million
2023$100.4 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,804 · 2023: $1,887.

City staff
486

full-time in March 2025, up from 463 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,763 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% of the home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Florida$2,730
St. Petersburg$2,463
Bardmoor$2,200
Pinellas Park$1,763
Largo$1,704
Lealman$1,379
Kenneth City$1,313
West Lealman$1,226
$1,763
typical bill a year
0.63%
effective rate
$278,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pinellas Park’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Pinellas Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pinellas Park →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Pinellas Park

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See pinellas-park.com for Pinellas Park’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Pinellas Park yet.pinellas-park.com ↗
Who works for Pinellas Park

One full-time city employee for every 109 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (53,202).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police131 + 28 pt
Fire91
Administration & buildings68
Parks & libraries48 + 33 pt
Sewer & trash45
Roads & transportation23
Housing & development22
Water & other utilities12
Other46 + 1 pt
486
full-time
62
part-time
$3.4M
payroll for March 2025
$40.3M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$80,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
112
sworn police officers
83
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Pinellas Park had 8.4 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 26 of the 35 Florida cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 8.6: Pinellas Park had more than 50% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Pinellas County School District

Pinellas Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs, Belleair Shore, Belleair, Clearwater and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Pinellas Park →
$13,166
per pupil · FL $13,006
91,021
students
$121.2 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,166 per pupil, $7,569 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 65%State 20%Federal 15%

Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Pinellas Park’s votes are counted by county

Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pinellas Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pinellas County’s results.

President · Pinellas County’s results519,340 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican51.9%269,472 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat46.7%242,452 votes

Others: 1.4% (7,416 votes).

Most votes in Pinellas County: Donald J Trump

Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%

The county’s page

100% of Pinellas Park lies in Pinellas County. Every 2024 race in Pinellas County is on the county’s page.

Pinellas County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Pinellas Park

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Pinellas Park.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: pinellas-park.com ↗
  2. 2
    Florida HousePinellas Park is split between 3 districts
    Lindsay CrossLinda ChaneyBerny Jacques
  3. 3
    Florida SenateState senator
    Nick DiCeglie
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Ron DeSantis
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Anna Paulina Luna
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
    Rick ScottAshley Moody
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Pinellas Park compares with the towns next door

Pinellas Park spent $1,804 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $538 to $2,028. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

West Lealman: unincorporated, no town budgetLealman: unincorporated, no town budgetLargo: $1,760 per resident (2022)Bardmoor: unincorporated, no town budgetSt. Petersburg: $2,028 per resident (2022)Kenneth City: $538 per resident (2022)West LealmanLealmanLargoBardmoorSt. PetersburgKenneth CityPinellas Park
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Kenneth City$538$1,313
Largo$1,760$1,704
St. Petersburg$2,028$2,463
Pinellas Park$1,804$1,763

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Pinellas Park’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitepinellas-park.com ↗

Questions about Pinellas Park’s government

How much does Pinellas Park spend per resident?

About $1,887 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,804 was more than 63% of 35 Florida cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Pinellas Park?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,763 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.76% across Florida. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pinellas-park.com.

Who runs Pinellas Park’s government?

See pinellas-park.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pinellas Park yet.

How did Pinellas Park vote in 2024?

Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pinellas Park alone. Pinellas County, where 100% of Pinellas Park lies, voted Trump 51.9%, Harris 46.7% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Pinellas Park?

486 full-time and 62 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.4M (about $40.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Pinellas Park in the state legislature?

Pinellas Park is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Florida Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 18 (Nick DiCeglie). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Pinellas Park?

The next posted meeting is Planning and Zoning on Thursday, November 5, at 6:00 pm in City Hall, 5141 78th Ave N, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Pinellas Park’s government

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →