Petersburg City County, VA Demographic Data
Petersburg City County, VA Summary
Petersburg City County is located in Virginia
- Population: 32,213
- Area: 23.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 22.93 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.25 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,389.80 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 132.87 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Petersburg City County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,288
54%
50.8
Male
14,709
46%
49.2
Total Population
31,997
323,128,000
Petersburg City County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,241
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,870
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,478
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,547
4.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,749
8.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,768
14.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,229
10.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,648
14.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,182
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,276
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,789
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,473
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
747
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
25,417
79.4%
77.2
Female
13,962
54.9%
51.3
Male
11,455
45.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
24,351
76.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,359
19.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,009
15.7%
15.2
Female
3,111
62.1%
55.8
Male
1,898
37.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Petersburg City County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
31,225
97.6%
96.8
White
5,420
16.9%
72.6
Black or African American
24,578
76.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
98
0.3%
0.8
Asian
365
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
37
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
170
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
79
0.2%
0.2
Korean
57
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
22
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
9
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
9
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
755
2.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
772
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,439
4.5%
17.8
Mexican
616
1.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
573
1.8%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
250
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
30,558
95.5%
82.2
Petersburg City County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,576
7.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,139
14.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,299
33.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,230
23.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,200
5.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,147
9.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,521
6.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,715
21.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,397
78.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,668
16.6%
31.2
Petersburg City County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
11,777
44.6%
33.7%
Now Married
7,799
29.5%
47.5
Divorced
3,328
12.6%
11.0%
Separated
1,251
4.7%
2.0
Widowed
2,253
8.5
5.8%
Petersburg City County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
27,591
92.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,165
7.3%
21.6%
Spanish
1,435
4.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
412
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
218
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
100
0.3%
1.1%
Petersburg City County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,947
14.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,138
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,028
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,892
14.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,936
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,657
12.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,377
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
899
6.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
197
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
104
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
32,169
57,617
Per capita income
20,464
31,128
Petersburg City County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
19
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,436
11.1%
9.8
Construction
443
3.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,363
25.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
386
3.0%
6.6
Information
132
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,486
11.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
571
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,127
8.7%
11.4
Public administration
1,004
7.7%
4.6
Retail trade
1,875
14.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
938
7.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
181
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
680
5.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,074
23.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,482
19.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,231
24.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,494
27.0%
18.1%
Petersburg City County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,960
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,151
78.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,478
11.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
288
2.2%
5.1
Walked
306
2.4%
2.7
Other means
368
2.8%
1.8
Worked at home
369
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.7
26.6
Petersburg City County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,565
19.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,245
39.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,488
26.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,877
14.2%
21.0
Petersburg City County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
13,175
79.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,429
41.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7,746
58.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,309
20.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
14
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Petersburg City County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,484
1 room
436
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
510
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
2,081
12.6%
9.1
4 rooms
3,373
20.5%
16.5
5 rooms
3,210
19.5%
19.8
6 rooms
2,829
17.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,840
11.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,012
6.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,193
7.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Petersburg City County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,484
1-unit, detached
9,093
55.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
971
5.9%
5.9
2-units
725
4.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,608
9.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
976
5.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,190
7.2%
4.4
20 or more units
1,712
10.4%
9.0
Mobile home
209
1.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Petersburg City County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,634
16.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
805
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,588
15.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,813
17.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,448
20.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,344
8.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
787
4.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,662
10.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
403
2.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Petersburg City County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,228
32.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
230
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
7,969
60.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
515
3.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
16
0.1%
0.1
Wood
53
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
13
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
66
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
85
0.6%
1.1
Petersburg City County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,427
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
31
0.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
63
1.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
78
2.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
89
2.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
626
18.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,251
36.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,289
37.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,233
36.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
499
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
434
12.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
257
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
979
28.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
25
0.0%
0.0%
Petersburg City County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,416
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
0.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
222
3.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,261
17.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,928
26.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
3,996
53.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
330
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
857
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
894
12.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
693
9.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
539
7.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
813
11.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
622
8.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,590
50.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
595
0.0%
0.0%
Petersburg City County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,429
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
514
9.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,925
35.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,305
24.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
955
17.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
545
10.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
154
2.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
28
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
111,300
205,000
