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Multirace Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Other Race Place of birth - Foreign born (%) Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - White Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Black or African American Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Asian Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Hispanic or Latino Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Multirace Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Other Race Residents speaking English at home (%) Residents speaking English at home - Born in the United States (%) Residents speaking English at home - Native, born elsewhere (%) Residents speaking English at home - Foreign born (%) Residents speaking Spanish at home (%) Residents speaking Spanish at home - Born in the United States (%) Residents speaking Spanish at home - Native, born elsewhere (%) Residents speaking Spanish at home - Foreign born (%) Residents speaking other language at home (%) Residents speaking other language at home - Born in the United States (%) Residents speaking other language at home - Native, born elsewhere (%) Residents speaking other language at home - Foreign born (%) Marital status - Never married (%) Marital status - Now married (%) Marital status - Separated (%) Marital status - Widowed (%) Marital status - Divorced (%) Ancestries Reported - Arab (%) Ancestries Reported - Czech (%) Ancestries Reported - Danish (%) Ancestries Reported - Dutch (%) Ancestries Reported - English (%) Ancestries Reported - French (%) Ancestries Reported - French Canadian (%) Ancestries Reported - German (%) Ancestries Reported - Greek (%) Ancestries Reported - Hungarian (%) Ancestries Reported - Irish (%) Ancestries Reported - Italian (%) Ancestries Reported - Lithuanian (%) Ancestries Reported - Norwegian (%) Ancestries Reported - Polish (%) Ancestries Reported - Portuguese (%) Ancestries Reported - Russian (%) Ancestries Reported - Scotch-Irish (%) Ancestries Reported - Scottish (%) Ancestries Reported - Slovak (%) Ancestries Reported - Subsaharan African (%) Ancestries Reported - Swedish (%) Ancestries Reported - Swiss (%) Ancestries Reported - Ukrainian (%) Ancestries Reported - United States (%) Ancestries Reported - Welsh (%) Ancestries Reported - West Indian (%) Ancestries Reported - Other (%) Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - White Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Black or African American Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Asian Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Hispanic or Latino Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Multirace Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Other Race Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - White Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Black or African American Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Asian Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Hispanic or Latino Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Multirace Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Other Race Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - White Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Black or African American Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Asian Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Hispanic or Latino Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Multirace Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - 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Multirace Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Other Race Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ireland (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Denmark (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Norway (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sweden (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - United Kingdom (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - England (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Scotland (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Northern Europe (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Austria (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belgium (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - France (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Germany (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Netherlands (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Switzerland (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Western Europe (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Greece (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Italy (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Portugal (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Spain (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Southern Europe (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Albania (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belarus (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bulgaria (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Croatia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Czechoslovakia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Hungary (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Latvia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Lithuania (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - North Macedonia (Macedonia) (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Moldova (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Poland (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Romania (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Russia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Serbia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ukraine (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Europe (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - China (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Hong Kong (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Taiwan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Japan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Korea (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Asia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Afghanistan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bangladesh (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - India (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Iran (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Kazakhstan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Nepal (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Pakistan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sri Lanka (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Uzbekistan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other South Central Asia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Burma (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cambodia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Indonesia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Laos (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Malaysia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Philippines (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Singapore (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Thailand (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Vietnam (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other South Eastern Asia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Armenia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Iraq (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Israel (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Jordan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Kuwait (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Lebanon (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Saudi Arabia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Syria (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Turkey (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Yemen (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Western Asia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Eritrea (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ethiopia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Kenya (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Somalia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Uganda (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Zimbabwe (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cameroon (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Congo (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Middle Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Egypt (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Morocco (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sudan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Northern Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - South Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Southern Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cabo Verde (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ghana (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Liberia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Nigeria (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Senegal (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sierra Leone (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Western Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Australia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - New Zealand (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Fiji (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Micronesia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bahamas (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Barbados (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cuba (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Dominica (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Dominican Republic (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Grenada (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Haiti (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Jamaica (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Trinidad and Tobago (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - West Indies (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Caribbean (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belize (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Costa Rica (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - El Salvador (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Guatemala (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Honduras (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Mexico (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Nicaragua (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Panama (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Central America (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Argentina (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bolivia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Brazil (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Chile (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Colombia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ecuador (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Guyana (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Peru (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Uruguay (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Venezuela (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other South America (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Canada (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Northern America (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other (%)

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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Petersburg, WV are White alone (2,617 residents), Two or more races (124 residents), and Black alone (17 residents). 97.9% of Petersburg residents speak English at home. 0.4% of Petersburg, WV residents are foreign-born , which is 179.4% less than the foreign-born rate of 1.0% across the entire state of West Virginia.

Race distribution in Petersburg

2000 2022

• 
• • 2,34396.7%White alone
  • 381.6%Black alone
  • 190.8%Hispanic
  • 100.4%Two or more races
  • 40.2%Asian alone
  • 60.2%Other race alone
  • 30.1%American Indian alone

• 
• • 2,61793.7%White alone
  • 1244.4%Two or more races
  • 341.2%Hispanic
  • 170.6%Black alone

2000 2022

• 
• • 1,709,96694.6%White alone
  • 56,8253.1%Black alone
  • 14,9830.8%Two or more races
  • 12,2790.7%Hispanic
  • 9,3560.5%Asian alone
  • 3,4560.2%American Indian alone
  • 1,1440.06%Other race alone
  • 3350.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

• 
• • 1,594,12889.8%White alone
  • 66,9323.8%Two or more races
  • 59,3903.3%Black alone
  • 34,3431.9%Hispanic
  • 13,1340.7%Asian alone
  • 5,2380.3%Other race alone
  • 1,8800.1%American Indian alone
  • 1110.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Petersburg

• Median household income in 2022
• $46,436White non-Hispanic householders
• $57,951Two or more races householders

• Median 2022 house value
• $172,107White Non-Hispanic householders
• $237,864Black or African American householders
• $290,722Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Household income for Two or more races householders

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Median age by race in Petersburg

• 41.8Median age for White residents
• 39.6Males
• 42.5Females
• 19.3Median age for Black or African American residents
• -670,289,854.4Males
• -539,527,301.8Females
• -580,534,021.8Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
• -513,227,512.7Males
• -723,367,696.9Females
• -692,028,984.8Median age for Asian residents
• -664,804,468.6Males
• -741,514,359.6Females
• -827,078,733.5Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
• -668,724,279.2Males
• -670,599,802.7Females
• -746,478,872.5Median age for Other race residents
• -764,285,713.5Males
• -712,172,923.1Females
• 30.6Median age for Two or more races residents
• 24.3Males
• 55.6Females
• 41.6Median age for White alone residents
• 39.5Males
• 42.3Females
• 68.8Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
• -724,310,776.2Males
• 67.4Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Petersburg

• House owners and renters - White residents
• 65964.4%Owner occupied
• 36435.6%Renter occupied
• 64.4%

  35.6%
• House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
• 3063.4%Owner occupied
• 1736.6%Renter occupied
• 63.4%

  36.6%
• House owners and renters - White alone residents
• 66165.1%Owner occupied
• 35334.9%Renter occupied
• 65.1%

  34.9%
• House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
• 23100.0%Renter occupied

Language usage in Petersburg

• English speakers - Total
• 97.9% of residents of Petersburg speak English at home.
• 1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home
• 1546.9%Speak English very well
• 1753.1%Speak English less than very well
• 46.9%

  53.1%
• 1.0% of residents speak other language at home
• 27100.0%Speak English less than very well

• English speakers - Born in the United States
• 97.7% of residents of Petersburg speak English at home.
• 2.8% of residents speak other language at home
• 33100.0%Speak English less than very well

All residents speak only English at home

• English speakers - Foreign-born
• 0.0% of residents of Petersburg speak English at home.
• 100.0% of residents speak Spanish at home
• 11100.0%Speak English very well

Foreign-born residents in Petersburg

10 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
West Virginia:	1.6%

Marital status for residents in Petersburg

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over

• Males
• 32.8%Never married
• 36.5%Now married
• 1.2%Separated
• 6.7%Widowed
• 22.8%Divorced

• Females
• 27.2%Never married
• 34.0%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 17.0%Widowed
• 21.9%Divorced

Women who gave birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	0.0% (0)
Unmarried:	100.0% (14)

Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	35.3% (188)
Unmarried:	64.7% (346)

Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over

• Males
• 100.0%Never married
• 0.0%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 0.0%Widowed
• 0.0%Divorced

• Females
• 100.0%Never married
• 0.0%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 0.0%Widowed
• 0.0%Divorced

Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	0.0% (0)
Unmarried:	100.0% (16)

Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over

• Males
• 83.0%Never married
• 12.8%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 0.0%Widowed
• 4.3%Divorced

• Females
• 37.3%Never married
• 11.8%Now married
• 19.6%Separated
• 0.0%Widowed
• 31.4%Divorced

Women who gave birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	0.0% (0)
Unmarried:	100.0% (3)

Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	19.0% (5)
Unmarried:	81.0% (22)

Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over

• Males
• 32.8%Never married
• 36.5%Now married
• 1.2%Separated
• 6.7%Widowed
• 22.8%Divorced

• Females
• 27.5%Never married
• 34.3%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 17.1%Widowed
• 21.1%Divorced

Women who gave birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	0.0% (0)
Unmarried:	100.0% (14)

Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	35.3% (189)
Unmarried:	64.7% (347)

Ancestries in Petersburg

• 
• • 59340.7%German
  • 27218.7%American
  • 845.8%European
  • 765.2%Irish
  • 543.7%English
  • 543.7%Polish
  • 110.8%British
  • 100.7%Swedish
  • 90.6%Norwegian
  • 80.5%French
  • 70.5%Scottish
  • 40.3%Scotch-Irish
  • 30.2%French Canadian

Geographical mobility in Petersburg

• 
• • Same house 1 year ago
  • 2,31889.0%White (Caucasian)
  • 317.1%Black or African American
  • 14693.3%Two or more races
  • 2,31288.9%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 2366.9%Hispanic or Latino

• 
• • Moved within same county
  • 1766.8%White / Caucasian
  • 127.5%Two or more races
  • 1776.8%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 823.5%Hispanic or Latino

• 
• • Moved within same state
  • 863.3%White / Caucasian
  • 863.3%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino

• 
• • Moved from different state
  • 160.6%White / Caucasian
  • 1688.8%Black or African American
  • 170.6%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Petersburg

Children under 6 years - Living with two parents

Both parents native

97100.0%Native

Children under 6 years - Living with one parent

Native parent

81100.0%Native

Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents

Both parents native

149100.0%Native

Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent

Native parent

139100.0%Native

Place of birth for residents in Petersburg

• • 10Americas
  • 10Latin America
  • 10South America

Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Petersburg

Grandparents (30 to 59 years)

White / Caucasian

3569.5%Responsible for grandchildren

1630.5%Not responsible for grandchildren

69.5%

30.5%

White alone, not Hispanic / Latino

3569.5%Responsible for grandchildren

1630.5%Not responsible for grandchildren

69.5%

30.5%

Grandparents (60 years and over)

White / Caucasian

24100.0%Responsible for grandchildren

White alone, not Hispanic / Latino

13100.0%Responsible for grandchildren

Zip codes: 26847.

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