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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Petersburg is $16,798, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Petersburg median household income is $38,884, which has grown by 28.49% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.68% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Petersburg residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1194

Petersburg, TX	16,798 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Petersburg, TX	25,244 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Petersburg, TX	28,565 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Petersburg, TX	17,375 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #994

Petersburg, TX	38,884 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Petersburg, TX	47,417 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #844

Petersburg, TX	28.49%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Petersburg, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.17%	$6,020, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.82%	$14,838, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.92%	$4,192, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.57%	$15,764, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Petersburg, TX	41,875 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Petersburg, TX	52,734 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Petersburg, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$39,196, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$2,499, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,750, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$58,750, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,917, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Petersburg, TX	Texas	U.S.
25 to 44	$35,500, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,484, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$38,295, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Petersburg, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	924, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	430, 46.54%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	288, 66.98%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	288, 66.98%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	272, 94.44%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 5.56%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	142, 33.02%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	494, 53.46%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	259, 52.43%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	259, 52.43%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	244, 94.21%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 5.79%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	235, 47.57%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Petersburg, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	472, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	385, 81.57%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	36, 7.63%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 1.27%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	3, 0.64%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 2.12%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	32, 6.78%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Petersburg, TX	22.3 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Petersburg, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	516	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	272, 52.71%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 17.65%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	50, 18.38%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26, 9.56%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	35, 12.87%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 4.78%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	70, 25.74%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	244, 47.29%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	59, 24.18%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	76, 31.15%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	91, 37.30%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12, 4.92%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Petersburg, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	516, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	64, 12.40%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	11, 2.13%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	100, 19.38%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	19, 3.68%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	42, 8.14%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16, 3.10%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	27, 5.23%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6, 1.16%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	158, 30.62%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	29, 5.62%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	23, 4.46%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21, 4.07%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Petersburg, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	333	27.27%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	73	22.81%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.