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| NAME | |
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| 1 | City Center |
| 2 | Tallula / Oakford |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Petersburg NEIGHBORHOODS Tallula / Oakford, City Center
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Petersburg, IL Ashland, Bath, Greenview, Mason City, New Berlin, Springfield, Virginia, Williamsville
POPULATION
2,266
| PETERSBURG INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 2,266 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 1,071 |
| PETERSBURG HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 55.84% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 35.85% |
| % VACANT | 8.31% |
| TYPE OF PETERSBURG HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 64.05% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 5.79% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 8.31% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 13.82% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 8.03% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF PETERSBURG HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.00% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 13.82% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 40.15% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 37.07% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 7.38% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.59% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 4.30% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 27.54% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 33.89% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 34.27% |
| PETERSBURG REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $116,418 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $386 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$73,000 | 19.06% |
| $73,001-$146,000 | 53.18% |
| $146,001-$294,000 | 21.07% |
| $294,001-$439,000 | 6.69% |
| $439,001-$585,000 | 0.00% |
| $585,001-$731,000 | 0.00% |
| $731,001-$1,097,000 | 0.00% |
| $1,097,001-$1,464,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,464,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Petersburg | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.03% |
| 5 TO 17 | 19.68% |
| 18 TO 24 | 7.90% |
| 25 TO 34 | 13.37% |
| 35 TO 54 | 25.60% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.97% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 21.45% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 84.48% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 18.47% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $34,688 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $18,718 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 16.03% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Public Service (17.61%), Healthcare (14.54%), Retail (13.06%), Education (10.48%), Accomodation (8.21%), Construction (4.65%), Finance (4.35%), Manufacturing (4.25%), Other (3.96%), Arts (3.66%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.26%), Transportation (2.67%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.32% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 97.66% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 1.24% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.75% |
| ASIAN | 0.00% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.35% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.00% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 1.50% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (38.22%), German (19.51%), United States or American (11.52%), English (10.11%), Irish (6.13%), Other Groups (3.97%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 0.53% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (92.37%) , Spanish (2.47%) |
Petersburg is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,266 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Petersburg is the 457th largest community in Illinois. Petersburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Petersburg is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Petersburg is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Petersburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.73%), teaching (9.99%), and food service (8.51%).
Also of interest is that Petersburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Petersburg is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Petersburg isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.65% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Being a small city, Petersburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Petersburg overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Petersburg, 18.47% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Petersburg in 2000 was $18,718, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,872 for a family of four.
The people who call Petersburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Petersburg is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Petersburg include German, English, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Petersburg is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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