| | People QuickFacts | Petersburg city | Virginia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 32,326 | 8,096,604 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 32,420 | 8,001,030 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.3% | 1.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 32,420 | 8,001,024 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.4% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.5% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.5% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 53.7% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 18.8% | 71.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 77.8% | 19.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.9% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.9% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.1% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 16.3% | 64.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 89.5% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.4% | 10.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.6% | 14.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 72.0% | 86.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.2% | 33.8% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,905 | 749,609 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 21.6 | 27.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 16,629 | 3,387,654 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 50.8% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 34.0% | 21.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $115,900 | $255,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 12,305 | 2,974,481 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.58 | 2.56 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,142 | $32,145 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $36,449 | $61,406 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.2% | 10.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Petersburg city | Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 740 | 193,0421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 12,125 | 2,998,2781 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -13.7 | 3.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,153 | 510,297 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,678 | 638,643 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 39.6% | 9.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 7.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.6% | 30.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 595,891 | 92,417,797 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 356,054 | 60,513,396 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 324,219 | 105,663,299 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,823 | $13,687 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 36,635 | 15,340,483 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 10 | 23,297 |