Petersburg, Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Petersburg, Virginia QuickFacts

	Petersburg, Virginia	United States
Total population	33,740	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	petersburg

Petersburg, Virginia Population

	Petersburg, Virginia	%, Petersburg, Virginia	United States
Male	15,426	45.72%	49.06%
Female	18,314	54.28%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.9		35.3

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	Petersburg, Virginia	%, Petersburg, Virginia	United States
18 years and over	25,256	74.85%	74.31%
21 years and over	23,963	71.02%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,118	18.13%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,247	15.55%	12.43%

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	Petersburg, Virginia	%, Petersburg, Virginia	United States
White	6,249	18.52%	75.14%
Black or African American	26,643	78.97%	12.32%
Asian	236	0.7%	3.64%
Some other race	274	0.81%	5.46%
Two or more races	338	1.0%	2.43%

Petersburg, Virginia Housing

	Petersburg, Virginia	%, Petersburg, Virginia	United States
Total households	13,799		105,480,101
Family households (families)	8,508	61.66%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,291	38.34%	31.94%

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	Petersburg, Virginia	%, Petersburg, Virginia	United States
Total housing units	15,955		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,156	13.51%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	13,799	86.49%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,107	44.54%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,692	41.94%	30.77%

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	Petersburg, Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,581	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,148	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	709	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	190	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	62	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	20	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	19	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	68,600	119,600

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	Petersburg, Virginia	%, Petersburg, Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,596	18.81%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,561	25.81%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,085	15.11%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,012	14.58%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,747	12.66%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,798	13.03%	9.65%

Petersburg, Virginia Education

	Petersburg, Virginia	%, Petersburg, Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,191		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	422	5.15%	6.47%
Kindergarten	383	4.68%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,088	49.91%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,910	23.32%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,388	16.95%	22.81%

Petersburg, Virginia Economy

	Petersburg, Virginia	%, Petersburg, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	26,200		217,168,077
In labor force	14,814	56.54%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	14,463	55.2%	63.39%
- - Employed	13,170	50.27%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,293	4.94%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	351	1.34%	0.53%
Not in labor force	11,386	43.46%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	14,557	55.56%	51.66%
In labor force	7,722	29.47%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	7,610	29.05%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,993	26.69%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,335	8.91%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,690		12,787,501

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	Petersburg, Virginia	%, Petersburg, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	13,795		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,311	16.75%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,266	9.18%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,348	17.02%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,109	15.29%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,265	16.42%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,076	15.05%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	818	5.93%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	382	2.77%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	110	0.8%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	110	0.8%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	28,851		41,994

	Petersburg, Virginia	%, Petersburg, Virginia	United States
With earnings	10,333	39.44%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	37,080		56,604
With Social Security income	4,403	16.81%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,569		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,208	4.61%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,929		6,320
With public assistance income	670	2.56%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,191		3,032
With retirement income	3,391	12.94%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,712		17,376

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