Petersburg City, Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Petersburg Population: 33740 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 15426 45.72% Female 18314 54.28%       Under 5 years 2165 6.42% 5 to 9 years 2433 7.21% 10 to 14 years 2522 7.47% 15 to 19 years 2226 6.6% 20 to 24 years 2151 6.38% 25 to 34 years 4393 13.02% 35 to 44 years 4883 14.47% 45 to 54 years 4460 13.22% 55 to 59 years 1759 5.21% 60 to 64 years 1501 4.45% 65 to 74 years 2692 7.98% 75 to 84 years 1897 5.62% 85 years and over 658 1.95%       Median age (years) 36.9       18 years and over 25256 74.85% Male 11124 32.97% Female 14132 41.89% 21 years and over 23963 71.02% 62 years and over 6118 18.13% 65 years and over 5247 15.55% Male 1957 5.8% Female 3290 9.75%       Race     One race % White 6249 18.52% Black or African American 26643 78.97% American Indian and Alaska Native 67 0.2% Asian 236 0.7% Asian indian 38 0.11% Chinese 17 0.05% Filipino 53 0.16% Japanese 37 0.11% Korean 59 0.17% Vietnamese 4 0.01% Other Asian 28 0.08% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.03% Native Hawaiian 2 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0% Samoan 3 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 3 0.01% Some other race 198 0.59% Two or more races 338 1%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 33740 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 463 1.37% Mexican 197 0.58% Puerto Rican 138 0.41% Cuban 9 0.03% Other Hispanic or Latino 119 0.35% Not Hispanic or Latino 33277 98.63% White alone 6131 18.17%       Relationship     Total Population 33740 100.00% In households 32834 97.31% Householder 13799 40.9% Spouse 4150 12.3% Child 9558 28.33% Own child under 18 years 6619 19.62% Other relatives 3101 9.19% Under 18 years 1540 4.56% Nonrelatives 2226 6.6% Unmarried partner 931 2.76% In group quarters 906 2.69% Institutionalized population 589 1.75% Non-Institutionalized population 317 0.94%       Households by Type     Total Households 13799 100.0 % Family households (families) 8508 61.66% With own children under 18 years 3806 27.58% Married-couple family 4150 30.07% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 3604 26.12% With own children under 18 years 2070 15% Non Family households 5291 38.34% Householder living alone 4438 32.16% Householder 65 years and over 1617 11.72%       Households with individuals under 18 years 4667 33.82% Households with individuals 65 years and over 3779 27.39%       Average Household size 2.38 Average family size 2.98       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 15955 100.00% Occupied housing units 13799 86.49% Vacant housing units 2156 13.51% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 23 0.14% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 13799 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 7107 51.5% Renter-occupied housing units. 6692 48.5%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.4 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.36

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