Petersburg city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 32,604 (97% urban, 3% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,113
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,686

% of renters here:	48%
State:	32%

Land area: 23 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 1425 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.4%), Manufacturing (17.4%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 27%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Petersburg city, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Petersburg city, Virginia:

Black (79.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (18.2%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 15,426	(45.7%)
Females: 18,314	(54.3%)

Total labor force in 2004: 14,331
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.6%

Average household size:

Petersburg city:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,526 ($28,851 in 2000)

This county	$33,526
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $122,591

Petersburg city	$122,591
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $495
Institutionalized population: 589
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Petersburg city in 2000: $801

Petersburg city races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $46,400
2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $46,900
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $58,800
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $48,100
2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $60,000
2005: 21 buildings, average cost: $62,300
2006: 51 buildings, average cost: $156,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $824 (1.2%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Chesterfield County , Dinwiddie County , Prince George County , Colonial Heights city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.5%
Virginia:	2.8%

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)

Petersburg city:	2.3%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 124
1990 to 1994: 45
1985 to 1989: 58
1980 to 1984: 113
1975 to 1979: 52
1970 to 1974: 68
1970 to 1974: 25
1965 to 1969: 284

Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.4%

Petersburg city marital status for males

Petersburg city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,735
One, attached: 1,037
Two: 1,016
3 or 4: 1,697
5 to 9: 730
10 to 19: 362
20 or more: 981
Mobile homes: 387
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

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

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (9%)
Construction (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Chemicals (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (20%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Korea (8%)
Mexico (7%)
Japan (6%)
India (6%)
Costa Rica (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Petersburg city:

United States or American (4%)
English (3%)
German (2%)
African (2%)
Irish (1%)
Italian (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Petersburg city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,676 (73%)
Carpooled: 2,466 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 312 (2%)
Taxi: 119 (1%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 42 (0%)
Walked: 282 (2%)
Other means: 121 (1%)
Worked at home: 146 (1%)

People in group quarters in Petersburg city, Virginia

330 people in nursing homes
285 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
155 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
95 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
9 people in state prisons
8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
5 people in homes for the mentally ill
4 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,172.

12.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,106 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.14%
Virginia average:	11.06%

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Chesterfield County, VA	1.53% ($26,487 average AGI)
from Prince George County, VA	0.97% ($26,449)
from Hopewell city, VA	0.89% ($22,927)
from Dinwiddie County, VA	0.78% ($27,832)
from Colonial Heights city, VA	0.65% ($27,544)
from Richmond city, VA	0.54% ($27,576)
from Henrico County, VA	0.34% ($25,190)

11.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,069 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.34%
Virginia average:	10.78%

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Chesterfield County, VA	2.00% ($30,566 average AGI)
to Dinwiddie County, VA	1.02% ($33,033)
to Hopewell city, VA	0.90% ($23,817)
to Prince George County, VA	0.87% ($38,876)
to Colonial Heights city, VA	0.75% ($27,264)
to Richmond city, VA	0.63% ($23,974)
to Henrico County, VA	0.40% ($28,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.2

Births per 1000 population in Petersburg city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Petersburg city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Petersburg city

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

Households: 32,838

In family households: 26,573 (4,334 male householders, 4,193 female householders)
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
In nonfamily households: 6,265 (2,322 male householders (1,877 living alone)), 2,946 female householders (2,579 living alone)), 997 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 902 (596 institutionalized population)

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.

2,511 married couples with children.
4,108 single-parent households (492 men, 3,616 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,031

Here:	93 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,583

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +110

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,658

Here:	-51 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Petersburg city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 43
1995 to 1998: 251
1990 to 1994: 403
1980 to 1989: 1,208
1970 to 1979: 3,450
1960 to 1969: 3,391
1950 to 1959: 3,244
1940 to 1949: 1,240
1939 or earlier: 2,725

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Petersburg city, Virginia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 56
3 rooms: 126
4 rooms: 589
5 rooms: 1,360
6 rooms: 1,914
7 rooms: 1,295
8 rooms: 1,023
9 or more rooms: 750

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petersburg city, Virginia:

1 room: 141
2 rooms: 547
3 rooms: 1,162
4 rooms: 2,234
5 rooms: 1,381
6 rooms: 735
7 rooms: 336
8 rooms: 91
9 or more rooms: 59

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Petersburg city:

no bedroom: 34
1 bedroom: 186
2 bedrooms: 1,505
3 bedrooms: 3,940
4 bedrooms: 1,245
5 or more bedrooms: 203

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petersburg city:

no bedroom: 164
1 bedroom: 1,645
2 bedrooms: 3,300
3 bedrooms: 1,306
4 bedrooms: 213
5 or more bedrooms: 58

Cars and other vehicles available in Petersburg city in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 692
1 vehicle: 2,480
2 vehicles: 2,354
3 vehicles: 1,102
4 vehicles: 392
5 or more vehicles: 93

Cars and other vehicles available in Petersburg city in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 2,192
1 vehicle: 3,018
2 vehicles: 1,180
3 vehicles: 245
4 vehicles: 31
5 or more vehicles: 20

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.

Petersburg city:	56.5%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 24805
Northeast: 2733
Midwest: 547
South: 3898
West: 514

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (56%)
Electricity (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (48%)
Electricity (42%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 205

Here:	5.0%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 118

Here:	6.2%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 220

Here:	20.0%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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