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| Petersburg |
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| Population 2000: | 33,740 |
| Population 2002: | 33,115 |
| Area codes: | 804 |
| Land area: | 22.9 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.3% (1.0% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.6% Latin America) |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (25.4%), Manufacturing (17.4%), Retail trade (10.7%). |
| Population growth: | -625 (-1.85%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 79.0% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 18.2% |
| Hispanic: | 1.4% |
| Two or more races: | 1.0% |
| Other race: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 37.4% |
| Never married: | 35.7% |
| Divorced: | 11.0% |
| Widowed: | 10.6% |
| Separated: | 5.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $68,600 |
| Household income: | $28,851 |
| Resident age: | 36.9 years |
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| Petersburg Compared to Virginia State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 68.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 14.8% |
| Unemployed: | 8.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 525.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 283 (814.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 278 (799.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 157 (451.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 79 (227.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 18 (51.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 6 (17.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,676 (4820.9 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| English: | 3.0% |
| United States: | 2.8% |
| Irish: | 2.0% |
| German: | 2.0% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.4% |