Petersburg, AK Population

Overview

3,259

Total Population

48.2

Median age

48.24%

Female population %

107.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

76.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

191

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Petersburg's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Petersburg is 48.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Petersburg's population under 18 was 18.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Petersburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Petersburg, 15.77% were under the age of 15, 14.08% aged 15 to 29, 42.56% aged 30 to 64, 26.42% aged 65 to 84, and 1.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 115 less females than males in Petersburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.24% females and 51.76% males in Petersburg, AK.
The Petersburg, AK gender ratio is 107.3:100 i.e. 107.3 men to 100 women (1.073).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 206.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 155.

Petersburg's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Petersburg population: 64.04% are White, 1.04% are Black or African American, 6.51% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 16.85% are Asian, 0.15% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.31% are some other race and 11.11% are multiracial.
Petersburg's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 191 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,068 (94.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Petersburg is White with a population of 2,087 (64.04% of the total population).

Petersburg's stop-gap:

The peak population was stop-gap in the year stop-gap
From 2000 to 2010, Petersburg's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), as compared to the national growth of stop-gap.
From 2010 to 2020, Petersburg's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the stop-gap was stop-gap.
Between the year stop-gap and stop-gap, Petersburg's population was lowest in year stop-gap at stop-gap.