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	Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
Total population	5,785	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	petersburg
Zip(s)	26847

Petersburg, WV, 26847 Population

	Petersburg, WV, 26847	%, Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
Male	2,791	48.25%	49.06%
Female	2,994	51.75%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.7		35.3

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	Petersburg, WV, 26847	%, Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
18 years and over	4,502	77.82%	74.31%
21 years and over	4,330	74.85%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,182	20.43%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,001	17.3%	12.43%

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	Petersburg, WV, 26847	%, Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
White	5,667	97.96%	75.14%
Black or African American	59	1.02%	12.32%
Asian	12	0.21%	3.64%
Some other race	24	0.41%	5.46%
Two or more races	23	0.4%	2.43%

Petersburg, WV, 26847 Housing

	Petersburg, WV, 26847	%, Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
Total households	2,420		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,634	67.52%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	786	32.48%	31.94%

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	Petersburg, WV, 26847	%, Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
Total housing units	2,934		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	511	17.42%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	2,420	82.48%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	1,834	62.51%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	586	19.97%	30.77%

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	Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	220	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	736	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	242	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	57	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	40	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	11	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	4	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	81,300	119,600

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	Petersburg, WV, 26847	%, Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	362	14.96%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	603	24.92%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	393	16.24%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	422	17.44%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	367	15.17%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	273	11.28%	9.65%

Petersburg, WV, 26847 Education

	Petersburg, WV, 26847	%, Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,178		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	32	2.72%	6.47%
Kindergarten	86	7.3%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	601	51.02%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	286	24.28%	21.38%
College or graduate school	173	14.69%	22.81%

Petersburg, WV, 26847 Economy

	Petersburg, WV, 26847	%, Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
Population 16 years and over	4,625		217,168,077
In labor force	2,821	60.99%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	2,821	60.99%	63.39%
- - Employed	2,647	57.23%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	174	3.76%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	1,804	39.01%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	2,450	52.97%	51.66%
In labor force	1,291	27.91%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,291	27.91%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,206	26.08%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	435	9.41%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	294		12,787,501

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	Petersburg, WV, 26847	%, Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	2,437		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	385	15.8%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	215	8.82%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	507	20.8%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	359	14.73%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	412	16.91%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	415	17.03%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	84	3.45%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	30	1.23%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	0.16%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	26	1.07%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	28,510		41,994

	Petersburg, WV, 26847	%, Petersburg, WV, 26847	United States
With earnings	1,835	39.68%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	40,688		56,604
With Social Security income	801	17.32%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,871		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	95	2.05%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	4,865		6,320
With public assistance income	54	1.17%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,280		3,032
With retirement income	354	7.65%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,955		17,376

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