Petersburg city County vs. Dinwiddie County

	Petersburg city County (VA)	Dinwiddie County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	31,567	28,529
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.7%	1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	32,435	28,014
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	32,420	28,001
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	19.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.4%	17.5%
Female persons, percent	54.0%	51.1%
White alone, percent	17.3%	64.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	77.2%	32.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.8%	3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.0%	61.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,721	2,167
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.8%	2.9%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	40.5%	76.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$108,200	$162,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,178	$1,318
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$441	$395
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$912	$948
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	34.1%	3.2%
Households, 2014-2018	13,274	10,391
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	76.6%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.5%	4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.5%	82.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.0%	70.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.0%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.0%	17.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.9%	10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.7%	11.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.9%	63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	39,101	15,357
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	437,746	15,514
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	334,459	144,913
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,461	$5,177
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.3	29.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,135	$55,880
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,356	$27,106
Persons in poverty, percent	25.8%	12.5%
All firms, 2012	1,480	1,545
Men-owned firms, 2012	693	852
Women-owned firms, 2012	520	555
Minority-owned firms, 2012	831	486
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	502	1,031
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	194	101
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,119	1,382
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	39.6%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,413.7	55.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	22.93	503.72

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Petersburg city county (VA) and Dinwiddie county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.