Petersburg, VA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	33,740	100.0

Male	15,426	45.7
Female	18,314	54.3

Under 5 years	2,165	6.4
5 to 9 years	2,433	7.2
10 to 14 years	2,522	7.5
15 to 19 years	2,226	6.6
20 to 24 years	2,151	6.4
25 to 34 years	4,393	13.0
35 to 44 years	4,883	14.5
45 to 54 years	4,460	13.2
55 to 59 years	1,759	5.2
60 to 64 years	1,501	4.4
65 to 74 years	2,692	8.0
75 to 84 years	1,897	5.6
85 years and over	658	2.0

Median age (years)	36.9	(X)

18 years and over	25,256	74.9
Male	11,124	33.0
Female	14,132	41.9
21 years and over	23,963	71.0
62 years and over	6,118	18.1
65 years and over	5,247	15.6
Male	1,957	5.8
Female	3,290	9.8

RACE
One race	33,402	99.0
White	6,249	18.5
Black or African American	26,643	79.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	67	0.2
Asian	236	0.7
Asian Indian	38	0.1
Chinese	17	0.1
Filipino	53	0.2
Japanese	37	0.1
Korean	59	0.2
Vietnamese	4	0.0
Other Asian ¹	28	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	198	0.6
Two or more races	338	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	6,447	19.1
Black or African American	26,870	79.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	168	0.5
Asian	314	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	35	0.1
Some other race	266	0.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	33,740	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	463	1.4
Mexican	197	0.6
Puerto Rican	138	0.4
Cuban	9	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	119	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,277	98.6
White alone	6,131	18.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	33,740	100.0
In households	32,834	97.3
Householder	13,799	40.9
Spouse	4,150	12.3
Child	9,558	28.3
Own child under 18 years	6,619	19.6
Other relatives	3,101	9.2
Under 18 years	1,540	4.6
Nonrelatives	2,226	6.6
Unmarried partner	931	2.8
In group quarters	906	2.7
Institutionalized population	589	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	317	0.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,799	100.0
Family households (families)	8,508	61.7
With own children under 18 years	3,806	27.6
Married-couple family	4,150	30.1
With own children under 18 years	1,409	10.2
Female householder, no husband present	3,604	26.1
With own children under 18 years	2,070	15.0
Nonfamily households	5,291	38.3
Householder living alone	4,438	32.2
Householder 65 years and over	1,617	11.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,667	33.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,779	27.4

Average household size	2.38	(X)
Average family size	2.98	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	15,955	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,799	86.5
Vacant housing units	2,156	13.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	23	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	12.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,799	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,107	51.5
Renter-occupied housing units	6,692	48.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.40	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.36	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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