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	Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
Total population	41,402	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	petersburg
Zip(s)	23803

Petersburg, VA, 23803 Population

	Petersburg, VA, 23803	%, Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
Male	19,349	46.73%	49.06%
Female	22,053	53.27%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.0		35.3

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	Petersburg, VA, 23803	%, Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
18 years and over	31,077	75.06%	74.31%
21 years and over	28,281	68.31%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,293	15.2%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,307	12.82%	12.43%

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	Petersburg, VA, 23803	%, Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
White	13,344	32.23%	75.14%
Black or African American	27,087	65.42%	12.32%
Asian	161	0.39%	3.64%
Some other race	369	0.89%	5.46%
Two or more races	441	1.07%	2.43%

Petersburg, VA, 23803 Housing

	Petersburg, VA, 23803	%, Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
Total households	15,379		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,123	65.82%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,256	34.18%	31.94%

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	Petersburg, VA, 23803	%, Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
Total housing units	17,557		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,217	12.63%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	15,379	87.59%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	8,939	50.91%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,440	36.68%	30.77%

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	Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,793	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,696	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,111	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	270	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	150	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	38	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	15	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	72,900	119,600

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	Petersburg, VA, 23803	%, Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,796	18.18%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,531	22.96%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,434	15.83%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,476	16.1%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,960	12.74%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,155	14.01%	9.65%

Petersburg, VA, 23803 Education

	Petersburg, VA, 23803	%, Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,466		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	516	4.5%	6.47%
Kindergarten	523	4.56%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,050	44.04%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,200	19.19%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,177	27.71%	22.81%

Petersburg, VA, 23803 Economy

	Petersburg, VA, 23803	%, Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
Population 16 years and over	32,066		217,168,077
In labor force	18,315	57.12%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	18,151	56.61%	63.39%
- - Employed	16,205	50.54%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,946	6.07%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	164	0.51%	0.53%
Not in labor force	13,751	42.88%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	17,548	54.72%	51.66%
In labor force	9,405	29.33%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	9,343	29.14%	29.65%
- - Employed	8,403	26.21%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,554	7.96%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,762		12,787,501

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	Petersburg, VA, 23803	%, Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	15,218		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,312	15.19%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,287	8.46%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,540	16.69%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,275	14.95%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,637	17.33%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,564	16.85%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	866	5.69%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	544	3.57%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	128	0.84%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	65	0.43%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	31,199		41,994

	Petersburg, VA, 23803	%, Petersburg, VA, 23803	United States
With earnings	11,661	36.37%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	38,073		56,604
With Social Security income	4,703	14.67%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,733		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,217	3.8%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,762		6,320
With public assistance income	699	2.18%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,878		3,032
With retirement income	3,526	11.0%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,279		17,376

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