Petersburg, IN Population

Overview

2,346

Total Population

48.4

Median age

50.77%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

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 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Petersburg's population under 18 was 16.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Petersburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Petersburg, 14.75% were under the age of 15, 13.94% aged 15 to 29, 48.64% aged 30 to 64, 20.59% aged 65 to 84, and 2.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 more females than males in Petersburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.77% females and 49.23% males in Petersburg, IN.
The Petersburg, IN gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 189.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 152.

Petersburg's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Petersburg population: 96.25% are White, 1.92% are Black or African American, 0.04% are some other race and 1.79% are multiracial.
Petersburg's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,345 (99.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Petersburg is White with a population of 2,258 (96.25% of the total population).

Petersburg's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,485 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Petersburg's population decreased by 111 (4.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Petersburg's population decreased by 73 (3.07%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Petersburg's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,278.