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Virginia · Census place 61832

Petersburg city, VA

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Petersburg city has 33,365 residents, ranking #34 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $50,741, the median home is worth $157,900 and median gross rent runs $1,132 a month.

Population
33,365Petersburg city residents
Median household income
$50,741Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$157,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,132Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
38.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Petersburg city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Petersburg city median would spend about 26.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.1% of residents and 38.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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