Petersburg City, VA

Welcome to Petersburg City.

Petersburg city has a population of 33.3 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 22.9 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 26%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $3.5 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Petersburg City voted for Democratic candidates every time and never voted for Republicans.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	79.11%	19.07%	+++
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	81.03%	18.73%	+++
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	88.64%	10.19%	++++
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	89.79%	9.6%	++++
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	87.2%	10.53%	++++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	87.65%	11.21%	+++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	26%

Government Enterprises	17%	21%
Private Industries	83%	27%
Agriculture	<1%	0%
Mining	<1%	71%
Utilities	1%	18%
Construction	5%	0%
Manufacturing	9%	35%
– Durable	6%	35%
– Nondurable	3%	35%
Trade	<1%	0%
– Wholesale	<1%	0%
– Retail	11%	38%
Transportation	<1%	0%
Information	<1%	4%
Finance & Insurance	5%	92%
Real Estate	15%	18%
Professional & Business Services	5%	0%
Educational Services	<1%	0%
Healthcare & Social Services	13%	0%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	0%
Accommodation & Food Services	4%	0%
Other Services²	3%	12%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. GDP data includes Dinwiddie, Colonial Heights and Petersburg ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	10	98
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	3	88
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	27	98
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	3	92
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	11	96
⛽ Gasoline Stations	21	99
👕 Clothing Stores	5	89
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	13	99
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	26	96
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	36	97
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	12	98
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	22%	$252,300	N/A
Top 20%	55%	$159,500	$180,100
Next highest 20%	23%	$66,900	$97,100
Middle 20%	13%	$37,900	$49,300
Second lowest 20%	6%	$17,500	$28,700
Bottom 20%	2%	Below $10,000	$12,200
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		49%	$78,900
Self-Employment		6%	$18,300
Investment Income¹		10%	$14,700
Social Security		45%	$18,800
Supplemental Security		14%	Below $10,000
Public Assistance		5%	Below $10,000
Retirement		21%	$19,100
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	3%	8%	9%	9%
$25K – $49K	2%	8%	7%	7%
$50K – $99K	1%	11%	11%	7%
$100K – $199K	<1%	5%	7%	3%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	1%	<1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$38,200	$32,800
African-American
Hispanic
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool
Highschool & GED		$31,400
Some College to Associate’s		$33,100
College/Bachelor’s Degree		$68,000
Graduate Degree		$85,000

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$78,600	$34,400
STEM²	$79,000
Gray-Collar³
Pink-Collar⁴
Sales⁵	$38,500	$11,700
Blue-Collar⁶	$33,400
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding	+	$
Cold Waves
Drought
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	+	$
Hurricane	+	$
Ice Storm	++	$
Landslide	++	$
Lightning	++	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+++	$
Tornado	+++	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+
Winter Weather		$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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