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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.4%), Manufacturing (17.4%), Retail trade (10.7%).
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Petersburg city, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Petersburg city, Virginia:
Detached houses: $166,066Here: $166,066State: $357,398 Townhouses or other attached units: $148,628Here: $148,628State: $371,438 In 2-unit structures: $131,227Here: $131,227State: $295,743 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $259,334Here: $259,334State: $305,320 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,320,194Here: $1,320,194State: $316,638 Mobile homes: $7,057Here: $7,057State: $37,843 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000Here: $55,000State: $92,978
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Area name: Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Petersburg city is $678 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $757 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1010 a month.
Cities in this county include: Petersburg.
Neighboring counties: Chesterfield County , Dinwiddie County , Prince George County , Colonial Heights city .
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Unemployment by year (%)
Current college students: 1,388 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 769 (56% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.4%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Petersburg city with a mortgage: 4,563 (666 second mortgage, 502 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,166
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Petersburg city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 48.3 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 246 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 8/6/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 246 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Petersburg city-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average. On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 37.8 miles away from Petersburg city centerOn 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 52.6 miles away from the county centerOn 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 46.5 miles away from the county centerOn 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 54.4 miles away from Petersburg city centerOn 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 78.3 miles away from the county centerMagnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
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Means of transportation to work
12.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,106 average adjusted gross income)
0.56% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,345 average AGI)Petersburg city: 0.56%Virginia average: 0.41% 7.28% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($16,155 average AGI) 4.29% relocated from other states ($8,606 average AGI)Petersburg city: 4.29%Virginia average: 4.24%
11.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,069 average adjusted gross income)
0.41% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,050 average AGI)Petersburg city: 0.41%Virginia average: 0.22% 7.88% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,627 average AGI) 3.04% relocated to other states ($7,392 average AGI)Petersburg city: 3.04%Virginia average: 4.13%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.7
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,916 (6,180 aged, 1,736 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household type by relationship
4,360 spouses, 9,680 children (8,960 natural, 224 adopted, 496 stepchildren), 1,381 grandchildren, 502 brothers or sisters, 419 parents, 672 other relatives, 1,032 non-relatives
Size of family households: 3,631 2-persons, 2,254 3-persons, 1,417 4-persons, 788 5-persons, 280 6-persons, 157 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,456 1-person, 673 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 5 6-persons.
95.6% of residents of Petersburg city speak English at home. 2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). 0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $341,901,000 ($10437 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $40,638,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $153,064,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $82,286,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,685,000 Federal grants: $78,459,000 Federal procurement contracts: $15,340,000 ($9,592,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $11,066,000 ($311,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $32,007,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,000,000 Federal Government insurance: $19,638,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
57% of Petersburg city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Virginia.
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,600
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