Petersburg

Population: 3,346
Median household income: $76,466
Median home value: $298,500

Petersburg is a community in Petersburg Borough, Alaska, home to 3,346 residents. The median household income of $76,466 is in line with the Petersburg Borough median ($77,026).

Between 2019 and 2023, Petersburg's population grew 6.7% from 3,136 to 3,346, while its median home value rose 30.4% from $228,900 to $298,500.

52.2% of workers drive to work alone. 66.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,346
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $76,466
Median home value: $298,500
Median gross rent: $1,208
Housing units: 1,567
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1363,346

Median household income

$70,750$76,466

Median home value

$228,900$298,500

Median gross rent

$956$1,208

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,136	$70,750	$228,900	$956
2020	3,170	$68,950	$230,000	$920
2021	3,259	$73,289	$249,700	$993
2022	3,317	$77,670	$277,900	$1,059
2023	3,346	$76,466	$298,500	$1,208

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	154	4.6%
5 to 17	498	14.9%
18 to 24	259	7.7%
25 to 34	322	9.6%
35 to 44	420	12.6%
45 to 54	415	12.4%
55 to 64	539	16.1%
65 to 74	486	14.5%
75 and over	253	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,959	58.5%
Black or African American	50	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	194	5.8%
Asian	446	13.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.7%
Some other race	18	0.5%
Two or more races	353	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	303	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	232	9.5%
High school graduate	730	30.0%
Some college or associate's	812	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	452	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	209	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 7 min

Drove alone52.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked21.0%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means7.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	912	52.2%
Carpooled	173	9.9%
Public transit	3	0.2%
Walked	366	21.0%
Bicycle	37	2.1%
Worked from home	129	7.4%
Other means	126	7.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,466	90.7%
15 to 29 min	105	6.5%
30 to 44 min	30	1.9%
45 to 59 min	7	0.4%
60+ min	9	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 5.8% (188 of 3,253)

	Count	Share
Family households	848	65.1%
Nonfamily households	454	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,302	83.1%
Vacant	265	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	919	70.6%
Renter-occupied	383	29.4%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other10.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,046	66.8%
1-unit, attached	57	3.6%
2 to 4 units	99	6.3%
5 to 19 units	123	7.8%
20 or more units	72	4.6%
Mobile home & other	170	10.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0260310
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 44 sq mi
Water area: 2.13 sq mi
Center point: 56.7569, -132.8749