COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Petersburg

Virginia · 38,386 residents · 22.7 sq mi

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With 38,386 people, Petersburg is a county in Virginia. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 36%. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $50,600. 20.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

38,386

+14%vs 2000

vs 33,740 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

22.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(2,846)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(2,736)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(2,164)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(2,303)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.9%(3,402)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(6,531)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(5,290)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(3,710)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(3,665)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(3,439)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(1,874)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(426)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,309

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,851 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,547

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,989 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.3%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,600

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$360

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $495 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

50.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.5% in 2000

49.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic18.2%(6,131)

Black78.6%(26,511)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(463)

Asian0.7%(234)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic26.5%(10,176)

Black72.1%(27,680)

Hispanic / Latino1%(373)

Asian0.8%(310)

Other0.6%(220)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.4%(803)

Central American1.8%(609)

Mexican1.1%(365)

Honduran0.9%(296)

Guatemalan0.4%(148)

Salvadoran0.4%(134)

Cuban0.3%(102)

Dominican0.3%(86)

South American0.1%(41)

Panamanian0.1%(31)

Colombian0.1%(18)

Argentine0%(15)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0%(12)

Venezuelan0%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(83)

Asian Indian0.2%(74)

Korean0.2%(68)

Bangladeshi0.1%(48)

Vietnamese0.1%(37)

Chinese0.1%(31)

Laotian0.1%(31)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(32)

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Ancestry

English4%(1,334)

Subsaharan African3.5%(1,182)

American3%(1,009)

German1.6%(539)

West Indian1.5%(502)

Italian1%(339)

Irish0.8%(282)

British0.6%(204)

Haitian0.6%(199)

Jamaican0.5%(180)

French0.4%(132)

Polish0.4%(129)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.4%(122)

Nigerian0.3%(108)

Guyanese0.3%(102)

Turkish0.3%(92)

Swedish0.3%(84)

Portuguese0.2%(75)

Russian0.2%(73)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(67)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(65)

Hungarian0.1%(34)

Czech0.1%(32)

Ukrainian0.1%(28)

Danish0.1%(26)

Swiss0.1%(25)

Austrian0.1%(24)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Lithuanian0.1%(22)

Barbadian0.1%(18)

Ethiopian0%(15)

Kenyan0%(12)

Greek0%(7)

Norwegian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest American population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.2%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 14.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50.9%(5,904)

Married32.5%(3,773)

Widowed3.5%(402)

Divorced13.2%(1,530)

Women 15+

Never married49.8%(7,406)

Married24.9%(3,703)

Widowed9.5%(1,412)

Divorced15.7%(2,340)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−14.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.4%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.0%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.8%(811)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.5%(907)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.4%(695)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,630 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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