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Petersburg, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $158,420 (it was $68,100 in 2000)
Petersburg:

$158,420
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,823 - $232,642

Total population: 32,701 (All urban)

Houses: 18,237 (14,946 occupied: 5,654 owner occupied, 9,454 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

63%
State:

33%

Housing density: 797 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $211,169.

Median contract rent in 2022: $870 (lower quartile is $673, upper quartile is $1,090)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,042


Median gross rent in Petersburg, VA in 2022: $1,082

Housing units in Petersburg with a mortgage: 3,762 (491 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 260 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 195

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $60,105

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $55,421

Median monthly housing costs: $1,050

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Petersburg, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1962

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 33,488
  • Male householders: 5,293 (2,940 living alone), Female householders: 9,510 (4,414 living alone)
  • 2,544 spouses (2,528 opposite-sex spouses), 820 unmarried partners, (769 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,321 children (8,998 natural, 82 adopted, 240 stepchildren), 1,577 grandchildren, 616 brothers or sisters, 688 parents, 15 foster children, 921 other relatives, 1,541 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 638

Size of family households: 3,383 2-persons, 1,501 3-persons, 961 4-persons, 360 5-persons, 235 6-persons, 126 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,565 1-person, 865 2-persons, 136 3-persons, 44 4-persons.

1,494 married couples with children.
4,001 single-parent households (218 men, 3,783 women).

92.6% of residents of Petersburg speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 19% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,489 (4.4%)
(36.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Petersburg, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Petersburg, Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 591 bedroom
  • 1,0182 bedrooms
  • 3,0163 bedrooms
  • 1,3094 bedrooms
  • 2535+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petersburg, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petersburg, Virginia
  • 440no bedroom
  • 2,4521 bedroom
  • 3,8692 bedrooms
  • 2,1053 bedrooms
  • 4694 bedrooms
  • 1205+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Petersburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Petersburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 542no vehicle
  • 1,9161 vehicle
  • 2,0302 vehicles
  • 6773 vehicles
  • 3144 vehicles
  • 1765+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Petersburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Petersburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,946no vehicle
  • 4,9861 vehicle
  • 1,6822 vehicles
  • 6843 vehicles
  • 1354 vehicles
  • 215+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Petersburg, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Petersburg, Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1093 rooms
  • 3144 rooms
  • 9395 rooms
  • 1,6786 rooms
  • 9247 rooms
  • 6418 rooms
  • 1,0499+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petersburg, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petersburg, Virginia
  • 4401 room
  • 9672 rooms
  • 2,0393 rooms
  • 2,7444 rooms
  • 1,2245 rooms
  • 1,0026 rooms
  • 5347 rooms
  • 2568 rooms
  • 2499+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Petersburg, VA
  • Petersburg, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Petersburg, VA in 2022
  • 1,531Less than $10,000
  • 2,266$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,430$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,309$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,750$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,241$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,773$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,584$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,136$100,000 to $124,999
  • 533$125,000 to $149,999
  • 409$150,000 to $199,999
  • 350$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Petersburg, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Petersburg, VA in 2022
  • 86Less than $10,000
  • 38$10,000 to $14,999
  • 115$15,000 to $19,999
  • 72$20,000 to $24,999
  • 22$25,000 to $29,999
  • 31$30,000 to $34,999
  • 10$35,000 to $39,999
  • 113$40,000 to $49,999
  • 187$50,000 to $59,999
  • 122$60,000 to $69,999
  • 190$70,000 to $79,999
  • 227$80,000 to $89,999
  • 195$90,000 to $99,999
  • 665$100,000 to $124,999
  • 457$125,000 to $149,999
  • 557$150,000 to $174,999
  • 374$175,000 to $199,999
  • 695$200,000 to $249,999
  • 317$250,000 to $299,999
  • 309$300,000 to $399,999
  • 107$400,000 to $499,999
  • 117$500,000 to $749,999
  • 31$750,000 to $999,999
  • 4$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 14$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Petersburg, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Petersburg, VA in 2022
  • 110Less than $100
  • 94$100 to $149
  • 89$150 to $199
  • 475$200 to $249
  • 162$250 to $299
  • 170$300 to $349
  • 39$350 to $399
  • 188$400 to $449
  • 124$450 to $499
  • 202$500 to $549
  • 205$550 to $599
  • 262$600 to $649
  • 475$650 to $699
  • 606$700 to $749
  • 819$750 to $799
  • 1,052$800 to $899
  • 1,166$900 to $999
  • 1,552$1,000 to $1,249
  • 759$1,250 to $1,499
  • 330$1,500 to $1,999
  • 149$2,000 to $2,499
  • 3$3,000 to $3,499
  • 93No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 39.4%
Number of people working at home: 1,355 (9.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 196
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,177
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,544
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,466
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,522
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 827
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,650
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 434
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 437
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 955
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 325
  • 90 or more minutes: 317
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Petersburg

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,067 (74.6%)
  • Carpooled: 1,305 (8.8%)
  • Bus: 223 (1.5%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 46 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 284 (1.9%)
  • Walked: 172 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 1,355 (9.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 0.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 15.5%Males
  • 8.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 25.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 13.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Petersburg, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Petersburg, Virginia
  • 6582010 or later
  • 4232000 to 2009
  • 1731990 to 1999
  • 1711980 to 1989
  • 1201970 to 1979
  • 309Before 1970
Ancestries in Petersburg, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • African: 1,029 (4.9%)
  • American: 576 (2.7%)
  • English: 510 (2.4%)
  • Sudanese: 183 (0.9%)
  • British: 154 (0.7%)
  • European: 129 (0.6%)
  • Irish: 96 (0.5%)
  • Italian: 88 (0.4%)
  • German: 85 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 73 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 70 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 50 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 47 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 32 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 31 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 26 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 22 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 18 (0.09%)
  • Scottish: 16 (0.08%)
  • Barbadian: 12 (0.06%)
  • French Canadian: 10 (0.05%)
  • French: 9 (0.04%)
  • Russian: 5 (0.02%)
  • Greek: 4 (0.02%)
  • Norwegian: 4 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Petersburg:

27.9% (415)
Virginia:

5.3% (57,498)

Nigeria
Petersburg:

10.7% (160)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,956)

Other Eastern Africa
Petersburg:

8.1% (120)
Virginia:

0.3% (2,740)

Guatemala
Petersburg:

7.1% (106)
Virginia:

3.3% (35,938)

India
Petersburg:

6.5% (97)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

Indonesia
Petersburg:

5.6% (83)
Virginia:

0.2% (2,440)

Italy
Petersburg:

5.1% (76)
Virginia:

0.5% (5,147)

Korea
Petersburg:

3.9% (58)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

El Salvador
Petersburg:

3.0% (44)
Virginia:

9.9% (107,534)

Germany
Petersburg:

2.4% (35)
Virginia:

1.7% (18,227)

Vietnam
Petersburg:

2.0% (30)
Virginia:

4.2% (45,750)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Petersburg:

1.9% (29)
Virginia:

3.9% (42,989)

Thailand
Petersburg:

1.9% (28)
Virginia:

0.7% (7,672)

Haiti
Petersburg:

1.8% (27)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,246)

Honduras
Petersburg:

1.7% (25)
Virginia:

3.0% (32,892)

Jamaica
Petersburg:

1.5% (23)
Virginia:

1.0% (10,734)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 22,326
  • Other state: 8,715
  • Northeast: 3,209
  • Midwest: 937
  • South: 3,780
  • West: 784

80.0% of Petersburg residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62.3% lived in Virginia.


Petersburg:

80.0%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 154
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 124
  • 7th and 8th grade: 208
  • 9th grade: 241
  • 10th grade: 211
  • 11th grade: 169
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 343
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,904
  • Less than 1 year of college: 859
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 928
  • Associate degree: 619
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,506
  • Master's degree: 522
  • Professional school degree: 40
  • Doctorate degree: 165
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 212
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 87
  • 5th and 6th grade: 155
  • 7th and 8th grade: 186
  • 9th grade: 94
  • 10th grade: 104
  • 11th grade: 339
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 295
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,413
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,038
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,856
  • Associate degree: 1,151
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,686
  • Master's degree: 1,159
  • Professional school degree: 86
  • Doctorate degree: 26
Educational Attainment for Females
Petersburg marital status for males
Petersburg marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,514
  • One, attached: 679
  • Two: 649
  • 3 or 4: 2,381
  • 5 to 9: 885
  • 10 to 19: 1,098
  • 20 to 49: 869
  • 50 or more: 1,706
  • Mobile homes: 452
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 4.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Petersburg
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Petersburg, VA
  • 50.3%Electricity
  • 40.4%Utility gas
  • 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.5%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Petersburg, VA
  • 70.9%Electricity
  • 23.7%Utility gas
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.5%No fuel used
  • 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 252
Here:

9.0%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 218
Here:

14.5%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 99
Here:

6.2%
Virginia:

18.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability