Petersburg

Population: 2,141
Median household income: $48,924
Median home value: $94,700

Petersburg, a community in Pike County, Indiana, has 2,141 residents. The median household income of $48,924 is below the Pike County median ($66,250).

Between 2019 and 2023, Petersburg's population declined 11.1% from 2,408 to 2,141, while its median home value rose 24.4% from $76,100 to $94,700.

Owners occupy 74.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,141
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,924
Median home value: $94,700
Median gross rent: $634
Housing units: 1,118
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4082,141

Median household income

$48,417$48,924

Median home value

$76,100$94,700

Median gross rent

$504$634

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,408	$48,417	$76,100	$504
2020	2,315	$53,241	$81,700	$575
2021	2,346	$48,846	$82,700	$583
2022	2,126	$44,891	$89,400	$628
2023	2,141	$48,924	$94,700	$634

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	116	5.4%
5 to 17	298	13.9%
18 to 24	140	6.5%
25 to 34	274	12.8%
35 to 44	293	13.7%
45 to 54	163	7.6%
55 to 64	331	15.5%
65 to 74	293	13.7%
75 and over	233	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,110	98.6%
Black or African American	17	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate51.0%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	220	13.9%
High school graduate	810	51.0%
Some college or associate's	363	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	126	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	68	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	752	80.5%
Carpooled	87	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	7.6%
Other means	5	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	303	35.1%
15 to 29 min	173	20.0%
30 to 44 min	223	25.8%
45 to 59 min	92	10.7%
60+ min	72	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 15.1% (309 of 2,044)

	Count	Share
Family households	508	50.9%
Nonfamily households	491	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	999	89.4%
Vacant	119	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	746	74.7%
Renter-occupied	253	25.3%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	851	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	73	6.5%
5 to 19 units	124	11.1%
20 or more units	37	3.3%
Mobile home & other	33	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1859364
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.4919, -87.2823