
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Petersburg city
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 15,955 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,799 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 9,735 | 61.0 | 1.00 or less | 13,223 | 95.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,037 | 6.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 375 | 2.7 | |
| 2 units | 1,016 | 6.4 | 1.51 or more | 201 | 1.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,697 | 10.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 730 | 4.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,729 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 362 | 2.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 981 | 6.1 | Less than $50,000 | 1,581 | 23.5 | |
| Mobile home | 387 | 2.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,148 | 61.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 10 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 709 | 10.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 190 | 2.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 62 | 0.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 43 | 0.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 20 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 251 | 1.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 19 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 403 | 2.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,208 | 7.6 | Median (dollars) | 68,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,450 | 21.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,391 | 21.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,484 | 28.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,725 | 17.1 | With a mortgage | 4,563 | 67.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 66 | 1.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 547 | 8.1 | |||
| 1 room | 161 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 1,182 | 17.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 751 | 4.7 | $700 to $999 | 1,515 | 22.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,467 | 9.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 911 | 13.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,437 | 21.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 240 | 3.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,350 | 21.0 | $2,000 or more | 102 | 1.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,954 | 18.5 | Median (dollars) | 801 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,723 | 10.8 | Not mortgaged | 2,166 | 32.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,167 | 7.3 | Median (dollars) | 281 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 945 | 5.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,799 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,437 | 36.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,596 | 18.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 993 | 14.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,561 | 25.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 933 | 13.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,085 | 15.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 583 | 8.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,012 | 14.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 337 | 5.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,747 | 12.7 | 35 percent or more | 1,422 | 21.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,798 | 13.0 | Not computed | 24 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 6,680 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,884 | 20.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,498 | 39.8 | Less than $200 | 558 | 8.4 | |
| 2 | 3,534 | 25.6 | $200 to $299 | 579 | 8.7 | |
| 3 or more | 1,883 | 13.6 | $300 to $499 | 2,178 | 32.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,516 | 37.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 500 | 7.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,200 | 52.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 131 | 2.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 400 | 2.9 | $1,500 or more | 24 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 4,385 | 31.8 | No cash rent | 194 | 2.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,682 | 12.2 | Median (dollars) | 495 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 109 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 11 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,244 | 18.6 | |
| No fuel used | 12 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 933 | 14.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 937 | 14.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 592 | 8.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 114 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 515 | 7.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 83 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,019 | 30.2 | |
| No telephone service | 742 | 5.4 | Not computed | 440 | 6.6 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

