Petersburg

Population: 343
Median household income: $71,250
Median home value: $104,900

Petersburg is a community in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, home to 343 residents. At $71,250, its median household income sits above Huntingdon County's $65,429.

From 2019 to 2023, Petersburg's population declined 28.4% from 479 to 343, while its median home value rose 26.1% from $83,200 to $104,900.

3.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 343
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $71,250
Median home value: $104,900
Median gross rent: $855
Housing units: 150
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

479343

Median household income

$41,618$71,250

Median home value

$83,200$104,900

Median gross rent

$873$855

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	479	$41,618	$83,200	$873
2020	379	$42,500	$84,400	$804
2021	337	$45,000	$88,800	$775
2022	383	$58,125	$98,200	$833
2023	343	$71,250	$104,900	$855

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 645.2%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	6.1%
5 to 17	67	19.5%
18 to 24	33	9.6%
25 to 34	43	12.5%
35 to 44	51	14.9%
45 to 54	54	15.7%
55 to 64	18	5.2%
65 to 74	28	8.2%
75 and over	28	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	340	99.1%
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	3	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate60.4%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	8.1%
High school graduate	134	60.4%
Some college or associate's	62	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	6	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	146	82.0%
Carpooled	16	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.8%
Other means	1	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	13.9%
15 to 29 min	64	37.0%
30 to 44 min	46	26.6%
45 to 59 min	22	12.7%
60+ min	17	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 6.1% (21 of 342)

	Count	Share
Family households	86	64.7%
Nonfamily households	47	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	133	88.7%
Vacant	17	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	91	68.4%
Renter-occupied	42	31.6%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units17.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	107	71.3%
1-unit, attached	7	4.7%
2 to 4 units	26	17.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	6.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4259616
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5726, -78.0506