Petrolia

Population: 163
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $93,300

Petrolia, a community in Butler County, Pennsylvania, has 163 residents. At $50,000, its median household income sits below Butler County's $86,775.

From 2019 to 2023, Petrolia's population grew 7.2% from 152 to 163, while its median home value rose 53.0% from $61,000 to $93,300.

Owners occupy 64.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 50.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 163
Median age: 50.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $93,300
Median gross rent: $956
Housing units: 104
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

152163

Median household income

$43,036$50,000

Median home value

$61,000$93,300

Median gross rent

$750$956

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	152	$43,036	$61,000	$750
2020	179	$48,750	$71,400	$773
2021	196	$47,917	$69,200	$869
2022	159	$49,375	$90,600	$880
2023	163	$50,000	$93,300	$956

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 342.5%

35 to 4421.5%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6420.2%

65 to 7421.5%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	1.2%
5 to 17	17	10.4%
18 to 24	9	5.5%
25 to 34	4	2.5%
35 to 44	35	21.5%
45 to 54	20	12.3%
55 to 64	33	20.2%
65 to 74	35	21.5%
75 and over	8	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	162	99.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	1	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate64.4%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree2.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	3.7%
High school graduate	87	64.4%
Some college or associate's	38	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	3	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	61	80.3%
Carpooled	10	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.3%
Other means	3	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	16.0%
15 to 29 min	21	28.0%
30 to 44 min	29	38.7%
45 to 59 min	2	2.7%
60+ min	11	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 4.3% (7 of 163)

	Count	Share
Family households	37	44.0%
Nonfamily households	47	56.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	84	80.8%
Vacant	20	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	54	64.3%
Renter-occupied	30	35.7%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	93	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4259672
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.0216, -79.7168