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Petersburg city, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Petersburg city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Petersburg's economy shows elevated stress indicators alongside modest scale, with a labor force participation rate of 62.5%, an unemployment rate of 11.4%, and a poverty rate of 21.1% against a median household income of $50,698. The workforce of roughly 33,365 residents skews young at a median age of 35.8, with 25.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $35,889. Housing costs remain low — median home value of $157,900 and median gross rent of $1,132/month — and the city posted 4.8% population growth over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

33,365

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,698

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.8% since 2018

Petersburg city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone25,663 (76.5%)
  • White Alone5,094 (15.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race935 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races807 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone552 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone433 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,533
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic103
  3. 3.Korean94
  4. 4.Other Indo-European70
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island61

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,630

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$29,590

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,602
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,799
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,470
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,359
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,280

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,246
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,293
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,178
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,143
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations600

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.90×)1,268
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.48×)1,225
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)795
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.04×)1,290
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)1,592

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$157,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,132/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

38.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999994 (17.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999651 (11.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999620 (10.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999603 (10.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999600 (10.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999437 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,889

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,655 (73.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,455 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled1,284 (8.8%)
  • Public Transit533 (3.7%)
  • Other338 (2.3%)
  • Taxi145 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.