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A profile of Petersburg city from official statistics: 19 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Petersburg city was 33,734 in 2025, down 0.9% from 2024, and the 53rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Population33,7342025Down 0.9% from 2024The 53rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median age35.8 years2024Unchanged from 2023The 16th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Population aged 65 and over18%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024The 31st lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Foreign-born population share4.5%2024Up 0.6 percentage points from 2023
Population density573.3 inhabitants per km²2025Down 0.9% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-4062025, estimatedCompared with 557 in 2024
33.2K33.4K33.6K33.8K34K34.2K2020202120222023202420252020: 33,398 persons2021: 33,444 persons2022: 33,484 persons2023: 33,316 persons2024: 34,030 persons2025: 33,734 persons33.2K33.4K33.6K33.8K34K34.2K2020202220252020: 33,398 persons2021: 33,444 persons2022: 33,484 persons2023: 33,316 persons2024: 34,030 persons2025: 33,734 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Petersburg city was 5.7% (provisional) in August 2026, up 0.3 percentage points from August 2025, and the 6th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Unemployment rate5.7%August 2026, provisionalUp 0.3 percentage points from August 2025The 6th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median household income$50,6982024Down 0.1% from 2023The 15th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Poverty rate (US official measure)23.3%2024Up 2.1 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 6th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Gini index43.62024Down 1 point from 2023
34567892021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 8.9 %2021-08: 8.3 %2021-09: 7 %2021-10: 6.9 %2021-11: 4.4 %2021-12: 6.9 %2022-01: 5 %2022-02: 4.9 %2022-03: 4.4 %2022-04: 4.1 %2022-05: 4.3 %2022-06: 4.5 %2022-07: 4.7 %2022-08: 5.6 %2022-09: 4.9 %2022-10: 4.4 %2022-11: 4.6 %2022-12: 4.5 %2023-01: 5 %2023-02: 5 %2023-03: 4.5 %2023-04: 3.9 %2023-05: 4.1 %2023-06: 4.3 %2023-07: 4.4 %2023-08: 5 %2023-09: 4.7 %2023-10: 4.4 %2023-11: 4.4 %2023-12: 4.4 %2024-01: 5.1 %2024-02: 4.9 %2024-03: 5.2 %2024-04: 4.5 %2024-05: 4.8 %2024-06: 4.8 %2024-07: 5.2 %2024-08: 5.6 %2024-09: 5.1 %2024-10: 4.8 %2024-11: 5 %2024-12: 4.7 %2025-01: 5.1 %2025-02: 4.8 %2025-03: 4.8 %2025-04: 4.3 %2025-05: 4.7 %2025-06: 4.8 %2025-07: 5.1 %2025-08: 5.4 %2025-09: 5.1 %2025-11: 5.5 %2025-12: 5.1 %2026-01: 6 %2026-02: 5.6 %2026-03: 5.5 %2026-04: 5.1 %2026-05: 5.1 %2026-06: 5.5 %2026-07: 6.1 %2026-08: 5.7 %2468102021-072023-042025-012026-082021-07: 8.9 %2021-08: 8.3 %2021-09: 7 %2021-10: 6.9 %2021-11: 4.4 %2021-12: 6.9 %2022-01: 5 %2022-02: 4.9 %2022-03: 4.4 %2022-04: 4.1 %2022-05: 4.3 %2022-06: 4.5 %2022-07: 4.7 %2022-08: 5.6 %2022-09: 4.9 %2022-10: 4.4 %2022-11: 4.6 %2022-12: 4.5 %2023-01: 5 %2023-02: 5 %2023-03: 4.5 %2023-04: 3.9 %2023-05: 4.1 %2023-06: 4.3 %2023-07: 4.4 %2023-08: 5 %2023-09: 4.7 %2023-10: 4.4 %2023-11: 4.4 %2023-12: 4.4 %2024-01: 5.1 %2024-02: 4.9 %2024-03: 5.2 %2024-04: 4.5 %2024-05: 4.8 %2024-06: 4.8 %2024-07: 5.2 %2024-08: 5.6 %2024-09: 5.1 %2024-10: 4.8 %2024-11: 5 %2024-12: 4.7 %2025-01: 5.1 %2025-02: 4.8 %2025-03: 4.8 %2025-04: 4.3 %2025-05: 4.7 %2025-06: 4.8 %2025-07: 5.1 %2025-08: 5.4 %2025-09: 5.1 %2025-11: 5.5 %2025-12: 5.1 %2026-01: 6 %2026-02: 5.6 %2026-03: 5.5 %2026-04: 5.1 %2026-05: 5.1 %2026-06: 5.5 %2026-07: 6.1 %2026-08: 5.7 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Petersburg city was $189,000 in 2024, up 19.7% from 2023, and tied for the 35th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Median home value$189,0002024Up 19.7% from 2023Tied for the 35th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
County house price annual change, sales and refinances3.37%2025Down 3.55 percentage points from 2024The 41st lowest of 123 counties in Virginia
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,1742024Up 3.7% from 2023The 52nd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)38.6%2024Up 0.4 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits952025, estimatedDown 29.6% from 2024
100K120K140K160K180K200K20212022202320242021: 119,200 USD2022: 147,200 USD2023: 157,900 USD2024: 189,000 USD100K120K140K160K180K200K202120242021: 119,200 USD2022: 147,200 USD2023: 157,900 USD2024: 189,000 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Petersburg city were 595 in 2023, down 4.2% from 2022, and the 57th highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Employer firms5952023Down 4.2% from 2022The 57th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Establishment entry rate7.969%2023Down 4.35 percentage points from 2022The 27th lowest of 131 counties in Virginia
Establishment exit rate11.801%2023Up 4.26 percentage points from 2022The 5th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Job creation rate9.659%2023Down 1.59 percentage points from 2022
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Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  12. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  16. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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