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Petersburg, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $153,079 (it was $72,400 in 2000)
Petersburg:

$153,079
West Virginia:

$155,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,202 - $196,270

Total population: 2,451 (Urban population: 2,315 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 43 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,249 (1,044 occupied: 682 owner occupied, 387 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

36%
State:

26%

Housing density: 764 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $253,178.

Median contract rent in 2022: $486 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $572)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $785


Median gross rent in Petersburg, WV in 2022: $617

Housing units in Petersburg with a mortgage: 348 (27 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $68,011

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $51,589

Median monthly housing costs: $635

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Petersburg, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1982

Median year apartment built: 1978

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,793
  • Male householders: 398 (166 living alone), Female householders: 632 (245 living alone)
  • 364 spouses (364 opposite-sex spouses), 38 unmarried partners, (38 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 711 children (622 natural, 27 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 161 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 106 parents, 0 foster children, 55 other relatives, 163 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 140

Size of family households: 313 2-persons, 96 3-persons, 117 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 425 1-person, 27 2-persons.

248 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (3 men, 164 women).

97.9% of residents of Petersburg speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 11 (0.4%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Petersburg, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Petersburg, West Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 241 bedroom
  • 1552 bedrooms
  • 3773 bedrooms
  • 1194 bedrooms
  • 75+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petersburg, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petersburg, West Virginia
  • 11no bedroom
  • 1141 bedroom
  • 1492 bedrooms
  • 1033 bedrooms
  • 104 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Petersburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Petersburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 15no vehicle
  • 2401 vehicle
  • 2732 vehicles
  • 1063 vehicles
  • 324 vehicles
  • 175+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Petersburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Petersburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • 153no vehicle
  • 1441 vehicle
  • 762 vehicles
  • 53 vehicles
  • 94 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Petersburg, West Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Petersburg, West Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 33 rooms
  • 1044 rooms
  • 955 rooms
  • 1626 rooms
  • 467 rooms
  • 1098 rooms
  • 1649+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petersburg, West Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petersburg, West Virginia
  • 111 room
  • 92 rooms
  • 803 rooms
  • 814 rooms
  • 1125 rooms
  • 176 rooms
  • 267 rooms
  • 508 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Petersburg, WV
  • Petersburg, WV household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Petersburg, WV in 2022
  • 69Less than $10,000
  • 101$10,000 to $19,999
  • 188$20,000 to $29,999
  • 130$30,000 to $39,999
  • 78$40,000 to $49,999
  • 80$50,000 to $59,999
  • 117$60,000 to $74,999
  • 151$75,000 to $99,999
  • 70$100,000 to $124,999
  • 29$125,000 to $149,999
  • 52$150,000 to $199,999
  • 8$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Petersburg, WV

  • Distribution of house value in Petersburg, WV in 2022
  • 3Less than $10,000
  • 8$15,000 to $19,999
  • 3$20,000 to $24,999
  • 3$30,000 to $34,999
  • 13$35,000 to $39,999
  • 27$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3$50,000 to $59,999
  • 56$60,000 to $69,999
  • 3$70,000 to $79,999
  • 59$80,000 to $89,999
  • 45$90,000 to $99,999
  • 40$100,000 to $124,999
  • 54$125,000 to $149,999
  • 143$150,000 to $174,999
  • 61$175,000 to $199,999
  • 48$200,000 to $249,999
  • 51$250,000 to $299,999
  • 36$300,000 to $399,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Petersburg, WV

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Petersburg, WV in 2022
  • 13$150 to $199
  • 28$200 to $249
  • 12$300 to $349
  • 73$350 to $399
  • 48$400 to $449
  • 31$450 to $499
  • 54$500 to $549
  • 56$550 to $599
  • 75$600 to $649
  • 10$650 to $699
  • 5$750 to $799
  • 9No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.9%
Number of people working at home: 40 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 356
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 285
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 209
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 42
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 236
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 56
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 32
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 7
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 20
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 7
  • 90 or more minutes: 8
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Petersburg

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,050 (89.3%)
  • Carpooled: 133 (5.8%)
  • Taxi: 8 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 21 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 40 (1.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 8.0%Males
  • 1.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.1%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Petersburg, West Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Petersburg, West Virginia
  • 112010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 131980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 5Before 1970
Ancestries in Petersburg, WV

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 593 (40.7%)
  • American: 272 (18.7%)
  • European: 84 (5.8%)
  • Irish: 76 (5.2%)
  • English: 54 (3.7%)
  • Polish: 54 (3.7%)
  • British: 11 (0.8%)
  • Swedish: 10 (0.7%)
  • Norwegian: 9 (0.6%)
  • French: 8 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 7 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 4 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 3 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Venezuela
Petersburg:

120.0% (12)
West Virginia:

0.7% (199)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,615
  • Other state: 1,174
  • Northeast: 94
  • Midwest: 77
  • South: 1,008
  • West: 8

88.7% of Petersburg residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73.3% lived in West Virginia.


Petersburg:

88.7%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 17
  • 9th grade: 9
  • 10th grade: 14
  • 11th grade: 17
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 35
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 483
  • Less than 1 year of college: 38
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 53
  • Associate degree: 6
  • Bachelor's degree: 134
  • Master's degree: 26
  • Professional school degree: 7
  • Doctorate degree: 3
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 29
  • 9th grade: 12
  • 10th grade: 14
  • 11th grade: 21
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 22
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 406
  • Less than 1 year of college: 119
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 117
  • Associate degree: 30
  • Bachelor's degree: 220
  • Master's degree: 72
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 4
Educational Attainment for Females
Petersburg marital status for males
Petersburg marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 809
  • One, attached: 13
  • Two: 49
  • 3 or 4: 76
  • 5 to 9: 92
  • 10 to 19: 41
  • 50 or more: 9
  • Mobile homes: 159
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Petersburg
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Petersburg, WV
  • 47.7%Electricity
  • 18.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 16.4%Wood
  • 15.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Utility gas
  • 0.9%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Petersburg, WV
  • 78.5%Electricity
  • 13.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.4%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Here:

5.9%
West Virginia:

12.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

5.8%
West Virginia:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
Here:

52.2%
West Virginia:

17.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability