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Virginia·Petersburg County
11 tracts·34K people·$189K median·1,476/mi²
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Petersburg is $189,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Petersburg has 33,537 residents across 11 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 35.8; the population is 74.2% Black, 14.4% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 25.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Walnut Hill Elementary (48%), Cool Spring Elementary (35%) and Pleasants Lane Elementary (35%) lead the elementary schools; Vernon Johns Middle is the middle school with reported scores (32%); Petersburg High is the high school with reported scores (67%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,174/month, 26% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Petersburg is $50,698 a year, 41% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Petersburg, median rent is $1,174/month and the median home value is $189,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Petersburg reported 6.9 violent crimes and 33.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Petersburg are winter weather (67), ice storm (63) and earthquake (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Petersburg, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).