Petersburg city, Virginia

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

Petersburg city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (132nd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (115th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Petersburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	33,537	8,705,170	334,922,499	1384th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,698	$93,170	$80,734	2734th of 3,221
Median Age	35.8	39.0	38.9	2904th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.4%	42.2%	35.7%	1177th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$189,000	$383,700	$332,700	1534th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,174	$1,579	$1,413	580th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.7%	9.9%	12.5%	412th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.0%	4.3%	5.2%	132nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,476.1	220.5	n/a	115th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.5%	13.1%	14.1%	1099th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	64.9	n/a	n/a	3051st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	38.6%	67.3%	65.2%	3212th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.7	27.3	26.4	1271st of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.0%	18.3%	15.1%	1218th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1873rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	18.3%	48.7%	46.9%	3220th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.2%	n/a	n/a	2160th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Petersburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Petersburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	14.4%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.5%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	42.3	60.7	61.4

Age in Petersburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Petersburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	35.8	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.9%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.3%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.9%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Petersburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Petersburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	15,138	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	42.9%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.9%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.7%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	50.4%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	50.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Petersburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Petersburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,418	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.2%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	23.7%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.6%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.7%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.4%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.6%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Petersburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Petersburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	18,075	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.8%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.4%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.2%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	61.4%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.7%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,523	$2,790	n/a

Education in Petersburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Petersburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	13.3%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.8%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.6%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.2%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.2%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Petersburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Petersburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.4%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.4%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.7%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.1%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.8%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Petersburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Petersburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.3%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.9%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.9%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.0%	14.3%	16.7%

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