Petersburg city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 33,365
Median household income: $50,741
Median home value: $157,900

Petersburg city is a county in Virginia with a population of 33,365. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $50,741 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Petersburg city's population grew 6.4% from 31,362 to 33,365, while its median household income rose 31.2% from $38,679 to $50,741.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.9% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 74.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,365
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $50,741
Median home value: $157,900
Median gross rent: $1,132
Housing units: 18,026
Homeownership rate: 38.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,36233,365

Median household income

$38,679$50,741

Median home value

$108,100$157,900

Median gross rent

$947$1,132

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,362	$38,679	$108,100	$947
2020	30,791	$43,029	$111,800	$958
2021	33,229	$44,890	$119,200	$1,023
2022	33,261	$46,930	$147,200	$1,082
2023	33,365	$50,741	$157,900	$1,132

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,613	7.8%
5 to 17	5,047	15.1%
18 to 24	2,788	8.4%
25 to 34	5,636	16.9%
35 to 44	3,658	11.0%
45 to 54	3,486	10.4%
55 to 64	4,474	13.4%
65 to 74	3,454	10.4%
75 and over	2,209	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,888	14.7%
Black or African American	24,876	74.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	412	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.1%
Some other race	48	0.1%
Two or more races	1,090	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,013	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,990	13.0%
High school graduate	8,009	34.9%
Some college or associate's	6,186	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,518	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,214	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit3.6%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,567	74.4%
Carpooled	1,326	9.3%
Public transit	514	3.6%
Walked	156	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,063	7.5%
Other means	584	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,853	29.3%
15 to 29 min	4,912	37.4%
30 to 44 min	2,316	17.6%
45 to 59 min	1,156	8.8%
60+ min	910	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 21.1% (6,930 of 32,874)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,673	44.9%
Nonfamily households	8,181	55.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,854	82.4%
Vacant	3,172	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,682	38.3%
Renter-occupied	9,172	61.7%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units16.4%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units15.1%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,569	53.1%
1-unit, attached	500	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2,958	16.4%
5 to 19 units	1,873	10.4%
20 or more units	2,725	15.1%
Mobile home & other	401	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 51730
State: Virginia
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 37.2047, -77.3924