West Virginia · Census place 62956
Petersburg, WV population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Petersburg, West Virginia (Petersburg, WV — Census place “Petersburg city”) is 3,172 residents, ranking #47 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $48,286, the median home is worth $136,100 and median gross rent runs $622 a month. Looking for the Petersburg West Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Petersburg, WV: 26847.
- Population
- 3,172Petersburg city residents
- Median household income
- $48,286Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $136,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $622Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.1%Owner-occupied households
Petersburg ZIP codes (West Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Petersburg.
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What the numbers mean in Petersburg city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Petersburg city median would spend about 15.5% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.3% of residents and 67.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Petersburg city, WV in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Petersburg city is a small town in West Virginia, with 3,172 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #47 of 439 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 39.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Petersburg city earn a median of $48,286 a year, 38.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% below the $52,974 median for the 148 West Virginia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Petersburg city is valued at $136,100, 55.1% below the national figure and 7% above the $127,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $622 a month, 55.8% below the national figure, or roughly $7,464 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in West Virginia.
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- Kingwood city 2,980
- Shannondale CDP 3,441
- Williamson city 2,979
- Shady Spring CDP 3,455
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Petersburg city?
- Petersburg city has 3,172 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 439 in West Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Petersburg city?
- Median household income in Petersburg city is $48,286 a year, 38.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Petersburg city?
- Median gross rent is $622 a month and the median home value is $136,100, so rent absorbs about 15.5% of median household income.
- Is Petersburg city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Petersburg city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Petersburg city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.