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Petersburg, West Virginia QuickFacts

	Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
Total population	2,423	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	petersburg

Petersburg, West Virginia Population

	Petersburg, West Virginia	%, Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
Male	1,103	45.52%	49.06%
Female	1,320	54.48%	50.94%
Median age (years)	43.8		35.3

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	Petersburg, West Virginia	%, Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
18 years and over	1,963	81.02%	74.31%
21 years and over	1,878	77.51%	69.97%
62 years and over	675	27.86%	14.66%
65 years and over	588	24.27%	12.43%

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	Petersburg, West Virginia	%, Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
White	2,361	97.44%	75.14%
Black or African American	38	1.57%	12.32%
Asian	4	0.17%	3.64%
Some other race	10	0.41%	5.46%
Two or more races	10	0.41%	2.43%

Petersburg, West Virginia Housing

	Petersburg, West Virginia	%, Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
Total households	1,086		105,480,101
Family households (families)	620	57.09%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	466	42.91%	31.94%

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	Petersburg, West Virginia	%, Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
Total housing units	1,217		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	136	11.18%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	1,086	89.24%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	701	57.6%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	385	31.64%	30.77%

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	Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	93	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	270	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	94	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	30	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	16	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	4	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	4	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	82,100	119,600

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	Petersburg, West Virginia	%, Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	201	18.51%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	304	27.99%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	188	17.31%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	159	14.64%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	84	7.73%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	146	13.44%	9.65%

Petersburg, West Virginia Education

	Petersburg, West Virginia	%, Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	389		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	12	3.08%	6.47%
Kindergarten	25	6.43%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	197	50.64%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	83	21.34%	21.38%
College or graduate school	72	18.51%	22.81%

Petersburg, West Virginia Economy

	Petersburg, West Virginia	%, Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	1,966		217,168,077
In labor force	1,080	54.93%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	1,080	54.93%	63.39%
- - Employed	996	50.66%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	84	4.27%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	886	45.07%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,135	57.73%	51.66%
In labor force	512	26.04%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	512	26.04%	29.65%
- - Employed	459	23.35%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	153	7.78%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	96		12,787,501

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	Petersburg, West Virginia	%, Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,104		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	190	17.21%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	120	10.87%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	246	22.28%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	173	15.67%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	186	16.85%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	108	9.78%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	53	4.8%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	13	1.18%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	0.36%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	11	1.0%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	24,867		41,994

	Petersburg, West Virginia	%, Petersburg, West Virginia	United States
With earnings	756	38.45%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,241		56,604
With Social Security income	415	21.11%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,938		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	47	2.39%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	4,355		6,320
With public assistance income	18	0.92%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,594		3,032
With retirement income	220	11.19%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,319		17,376

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