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Petersburg, Virginia Economy Profile

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 Petersburg, Virginia United States
StateVirginia
CityPetersburg
Total population33,740 281,421,906
Male15,426138,053,563
Female18,314143,368,343
Median age (years)36.935.3
Total households13,799105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)28,85141,994

Petersburg, Virginia Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Petersburg, Virginia, 25.39% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Eight point three one percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Petersburg, Virginia. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Petersburg, Virginia is as follows: six point five five percent.

In Petersburg, Virginia government workers account for 27.28% of workers. Sixty-nine point zero four percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Petersburg, Virginia is equal to $28,851 while median family income is thirty-three thousand, nine hundred and fifty-five dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Petersburg, Virginia are twenty-seven thousand, eight hundred and fifty-nine dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-one thousand, eight hundred and eighty-two dollars.

zero of families in Petersburg, Virginia are below poverty line (total population in Petersburg, Virginia is thirty-three thousand, seven hundred and forty). There are nine hundred and twenty-nine families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Petersburg, Virginia resident is thirty-six point nine years old.

 Petersburg, Virginia %, Petersburg, Virginia United States
Population 16 years and over26,200  217,168,077
In labor force14,814 56.54%63.92%
- Civilian labor force14,463 55.2%63.39%
- - Employed13,170 50.27%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,293 4.94%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force8.9  5.8
- Armed Forces351 1.34%0.53%
Not in labor force11,386 43.46%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over14,557 55.56%51.66%
In labor force7,722 29.47%29.72%
- Civilian labor force7,610 29.05%29.65%
- - Employed6,993 26.69%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,335 8.91%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,690  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over13,176  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone9,676 73.44%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,466 18.72%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)431 3.27%4.73%
Walked282 2.14%2.93%
Other means175 1.33%1.19%
Worked at home146 1.11%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)23.3 0.18%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over13,170  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations3,277 24.88%33.65%
Service occupations2,900 22.02%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,872 21.81%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations22 0.17%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations889 6.75%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,210 24.37%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining74 0.56%1.87%
Construction556 4.22%6.78%
Manufacturing2,293 17.41%14.1%
Wholesale trade423 3.21%3.6%
Retail trade1,411 10.71%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities692 5.25%5.2%
Information191 1.45%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing572 4.34%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services863 6.55%9.3%
Educational, health and social services3,344 25.39%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,094 8.31%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)519 3.94%4.87%
Public administration1,138 8.64%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers9,092 69.04%78.47%
Government workers3,593 27.28%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business445 3.38%6.63%
Unpaid family workers40 0.3%0.31%
 Petersburg, Virginia %, Petersburg, Virginia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households13,795  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,311 16.75%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,266 9.18%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,348 17.02%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,109 15.29%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,265 16.42%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,076 15.05%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999818 5.93%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999382 2.77%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999110 0.8%2.2%
$200,000 or more110 0.8%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)28,851  41,994
With earnings10,333 39.44%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)37,080  56,604
With Social Security income4,403 16.81%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,569  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,208 4.61%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,929  6,320
With public assistance income670 2.56%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,191  3,032
With retirement income3,391 12.94%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,712  17,376
 
Families8,527  72,261,780
Less than $10,000970 11.38%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999745 8.74%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,369 16.05%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,299 15.23%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,492 17.5%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,509 17.7%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999685 8.03%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999302 3.54%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99982 0.96%2.75%
$200,000 or more74 0.87%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)33,955  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,989  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers27,859  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,882  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,421  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,138 80.08%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years546 38.42%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present929  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years821 88.37%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years397 42.73%42.27%
 
Individuals6,461  33,899,812
18 years and over4,240 65.62%65.35%
- 65 years and over807 12.49%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,191 33.91%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,506 23.31%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over2,049 31.71%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.