Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Interactive maps and statistics for Petersburg Borough, Alaska: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Alaska and the United States.

Petersburg Borough, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,409	735,706	334,922,499	3007th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,125	$92,788	$80,734	832nd of 3,221
Median Age	45.7	35.8	38.9	633rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.8%	31.7%	35.7%	1132nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$315,100	$352,900	$332,700	552nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$950	$1,419	$1,413	1177th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.0%	10.1%	12.5%	3006th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	5.9%	5.2%	2007th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.2	1.3	n/a	3128th of 3,222
Foreign Born	13.8%	7.7%	14.1%	219th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.3	n/a	n/a	423rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.7%	66.8%	65.2%	2686th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	6.8	19.4	26.4	3214th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.5%	9.7%	15.1%	2238th of 3,222
Uninsured	19.0%	n/a	n/a	301st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.1%	48.2%	46.9%	2017th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.3%	n/a	n/a	1809th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.9%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	12.4%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.4%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.5	62.8	61.4

Age in Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	45.7	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	18.6%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.5%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	1,371	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.6	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.1%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.5%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.1%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.1%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,950	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.0%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.9%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.5%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.8%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.0%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.0%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.6%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	1,863	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.6%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.3%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.4%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.3%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.7%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,896	$3,901	n/a

Education in Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.5%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.1%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.7%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.1%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.2%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	49.2%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	22.8%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	92.8%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.7%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.1%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	34.7%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	9.0%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.8%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.1%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.2%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.3%	15.0%	16.7%

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