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Petersburg, AK

3,346 Population
44.2 square miles 75.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.5 ±3.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Petersburg Borough: 45.7 ±3.4
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Alaska: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$41,952 ±$4,987 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Petersburg Borough: $42,380 † ±$4,967
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alaska: $44,928 ±$605
$76,466 ±$9,262 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Petersburg Borough: $77,026 † ±$9,342
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alaska: $89,336 ±$1,374

5.8% ±1.4% (188  ±46) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Petersburg Borough: 5.7% † 188 (±1.3% / ±46)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Alaska: 10.2% 72,978 (±0.3% / ±2,204)

7.1 minutes ±0.9 (11,415  ±1,897) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Petersburg Borough: 7.1 † 11,415 (±0.9 / ±1,897)
  • about one-third of the figure in Alaska: 19.5 6,246,845 (±0.3 / ±110,673)

Families

1,302 ±159 Number of households
  • Petersburg Borough: 1,319 † ±163
  • Alaska: 267,865 ±1,441
2.4 ±0.4 (3,149  ±234) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Petersburg Borough: 2.4 † 3,197 (±0.4 / ±242)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alaska: 2.6 703,871

3.7% ±2% (25  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Petersburg Borough: 3.6% † 25 (±1.9% / ±14)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alaska: 5.7% 9,528 (±0.4% / ±744)

Housing

1,567 ±173 Number of housing units
  • Petersburg Borough: 1,871 ±179
  • Alaska: 327,610 ±431

$298,500 ±$24,462 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Petersburg Borough: $301,300 ±$24,757
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alaska: $333,300 ±$3,665

11.6% ±5.4% (384  ±179.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Petersburg Borough: 11.4% † 384 (±5.3% / ±179.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alaska: 14.8% 107,476 (±0.6% / ±4,009.5)

Social

90.5% ±4.1% (2,203  ±181.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Petersburg Borough: 90.6% 2,234 (±3.8% / ±182.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Alaska: 93.5% 456,049 (±1% / ±4,750.6)
27.2% ±3.5% (661  ±97.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Petersburg Borough: 27.5% † 677 (±3.4% / ±96.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alaska: 31.2% 152,432 (±0.6% / ±2,933.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.7% ±3.3% (492  ±112) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Petersburg Borough: 14.5% 492
  • nearly double the rate in Alaska: 7.8% 57,131

6.6% ±1.6% (174  ±44) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Petersburg Borough: 6.5% † 174 (±1.5% / ±44)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Alaska: 11% 58,910 (±0.4% / ±2,202)
174 Total veterans ±44 151 Male ±46 23 Female ±18

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