2022 population: 33,394 ( 974 from 2010 , 63 from 2020)
Land area: 22.7 square miles
Population density: 1469.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,018	15.03%	2.4%
Black:	25,274	75.68%	0.6%
Indian:	119	0.36%	36.8%
Asian:	349	1.05%	26.9%
2+ races:	734	2.20%	49.8%
Hispanic:	1,900	5.69%	56.2%

Total non-White:	28,376	84.97%	3.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,512	22.6
Deaths:	1,441	21.5
Net Migration:	-209	-3.1
Net Immigration:	70	1.0

Change in White population:	116	0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	858	2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
32,420
4,902	15.12%
25,419	78.41%
87	0.27%
275	0.85%
490	1.51%
1,216	3.75%
27,518	84.88%

2000
33,740
6,131	18.17%
26,511	78.57%
61	0.18%
242	0.72%
304	0.90%
463	1.37%
27,609	81.83%

1990
38,386
10,066	26.22%
27,504	71.65%
103	0.27%
340	0.89%
n/a
373	0.97%
28,320	73.78%

1980
41,055
15,394	37.50%
24,949	60.77%
0	0.00%
253	0.62%
n/a
435	1.06%
25,661	62.50%

1970
36,103
16,170	44.79%
19,590	54.26%
20	0.06%
76	0.21%
n/a
204	0.57%
19,933	55.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
5,133	15.2
4,322	12.8
-1,504	-4.5
150	0.4

-1,229	-3.6
-91	-0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
6,061	15.8
5,118	13.3
-4,509	-11.7
216	0.6

-3,935	-10.3
-711	-1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
7,012	17.1
4,719	11.5
0	0.0
n/a

-5,328	-13.0
2,659	6.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

-776	-2.1
5,728	15.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Petersburg city, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.6
7,348	22.0%
26,046	78.0%
5,627	16.9%

14,703
2.22

6,416	43.6%
2,485	38.7%
1,646	25.7%
8,287	56.4%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
6,707	20.7%
25,713	79.3%
4,854	15.0%

13,634
2.30

7,697	56.5%
3,408	44.3%
1,654	21.5%
5,937	43.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
8,388	24.9%
25,352	75.1%
5,279	15.6%

13,795
2.38

8,527	61.8%
4,380	51.4%
2,014	23.6%
5,268	38.2%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
8,939	23.3%
29,447	76.7%
5,739	15.0%

14,664
2.48

9,344	63.7%
5,511	59.0%
1,805	19.3%
5,320	36.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
11,461	27.9%
29,594	72.1%
4,760	11.6%

14,945
2.71

10,568	70.7%
7,125	67.4%
1,800	17.0%
4,377	29.3%

2022 Housing Data for Petersburg city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,279	8.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,217	8.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	937	6.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	793	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	642	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	750	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	535	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	943	6.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	727	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,236	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,720	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,553	10.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,096	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	525	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	405	2.8%
$200,000 or more	345	2.3%

Median Household Income	46,930
Per Capita Income	28,146

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	79
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,414	9.6%
Public Assistance	500	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,463	23.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,570	63.5%
Unemployed	1,663	8.4%
In Armed Forces	333	1.7%

Total Labor Force	14,566	73.5%
Not in Labor Force	5,242	26.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,238	5,552	43.3%
Non-Profit	148	380	28.0%
Self-Employed	588	319	64.8%

Local Government	352	930	27.5%
State Government	342	453	43.0%
Federal Government	424	641	39.8%

Total Private + Self	4,826	5,871	45.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,266	2,404	34.5%
Total	6,092	8,275	42.4%

Pct. Govt.	21.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,456	10.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,055	21.3%
Professional, Technical	2,663	18.5%
Service Occupations	3,203	22.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	22	0.2%
All others	3,990	27.8%

White Collar		49.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,493	17.4%
Retail trade	1,945	13.5%
Manufacturing	1,654	11.5%
Accommodation and food services	1,232	8.6%
Public administration	1,167	8.1%
Transportation and warehousing	1,101	7.7%
Educational services	855	6.0%
Other services	678	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	677	4.7%
Construction	660	4.6%
Finance and insurance	572	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	534	3.7%
Wholesale trade	285	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	238	1.7%
Information	99	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	69	0.5%
Utilities	55	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	53	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	528	1.59%
Puerto Rican	643	1.93%
Cuban	54	0.16%
Dominican	39	0.12%

Total Central American	348	1.05%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	138	0.41%
Honduran	56	0.17%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	34	0.10%
Salvadoran	120	0.36%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	24	0.07%
Argentinean	24	0.07%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	129	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	126	0.38%
Indian	102	0.31%
Indonesian	57	0.17%
Laotian	53	0.16%
Vietnamese	33	0.10%
Filipino	31	0.09%
Thai	26	0.08%
Chinese	14	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	28,647	93.0%
Spanish	1,450	4.7%
Other	191	0.6%
German, other Germanic	134	0.4%
Other Indo-European	104	0.3%
Korean	86	0.3%
Other Asian	72	0.2%
Vietnamese	33	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	31	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
African	1,262	3.8%
English	1,057	3.2%
American	963	2.9%
German	552	1.7%
Italian	360	1.1%
Irish	354	1.1%
British	259	0.8%
European	242	0.7%
Polish	222	0.7%
Nigerian	180	0.5%
Scottish	152	0.5%
Portuguese	135	0.4%
Swedish	120	0.4%
French	115	0.3%
Sudanese	97	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	32,301	97.1%
Not a citizen	960	2.9%

Native	31,792	95.6%
Foreign-born	1,469	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,203	5.3%	1,904	8.3%	8,220	35.9%	6,592	28.8%	3,094	13.5%	1,890	8.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,203	5.3%
9-12 Years	1,904	8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,220	35.9%
Some College	6,592	28.8%
Bach. Degree	3,094	13.5%
Grad Degree	1,890	8.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	18,130	16,838	1,292	7.1%	4.4%
1991	18,298	16,449	1,849	10.1%	5.8%
1992	17,674	15,591	2,083	11.8%	6.2%
1993	18,316	16,579	1,737	9.5%	5.2%
1994	17,795	16,107	1,688	9.5%	4.8%
1995	17,817	16,466	1,351	7.6%	4.4%
1996	16,040	14,617	1,423	8.9%	4.3%
1997	16,031	14,772	1,259	7.9%	3.7%
1998	15,949	15,061	888	5.6%	2.8%
1999	15,678	14,875	803	5.1%	2.7%

2000	13,918	13,446	472	3.4%	2.3%
2001	14,066	13,273	793	5.6%	3.3%
2002	14,141	13,046	1,095	7.7%	4.4%
2003	14,226	12,936	1,290	9.1%	4.3%
2004	14,058	12,877	1,181	8.4%	4.1%
2005	14,040	12,927	1,113	7.9%	3.8%
2006	13,916	12,974	942	6.8%	3.3%
2007	14,134	13,180	954	6.7%	3.3%
2008	14,311	13,187	1,124	7.9%	4.3%
2009	14,545	12,568	1,977	13.6%	6.8%

2010	13,922	11,933	1,989	14.3%	7.3%
2011	13,690	11,934	1,756	12.8%	6.6%
2012	13,585	11,992	1,593	11.7%	5.9%
2013	13,760	12,190	1,570	11.4%	5.6%
2014	13,827	12,371	1,456	10.5%	5.1%
2015	13,547	12,320	1,227	9.1%	4.4%
2016	13,214	12,194	1,020	7.7%	4.0%
2017	13,210	12,253	957	7.2%	3.7%
2018	13,038	12,247	791	6.1%	2.9%
2019	12,976	12,275	701	5.4%	2.7%

2020	13,459	11,582	1,877	13.9%	6.2%
2021	12,709	11,418	1,291	10.2%	3.9%
2022	12,646	11,933	713	5.6%	2.9%
2023	13,010	12,302	708	5.4%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	17,941
Median Value	$147,200

Occupied	14,703	82.0%
Vacant	3,238	18.0%

Owned	5,503	37.4%
Rented	9,200	62.6%
Median Rent	$1,082

Single-Family Units	10,028	55.9%
Detached	9,360	52.2%
Attached	668	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,486	25.0%
Mobile Homes	445	2.5%

Petersburg city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Petersburg city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Petersburg city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Petersburg city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Petersburg city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Petersburg city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Petersburg city, VA