Petersburg Census Area, Alaska Demographics

Petersburg Census Area is 23rd out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Two or More

Petersburg Census Area is 3rd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Home ownership rate

Petersburg Census Area is 3rd in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Petersburg Census Area is 4th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Petersburg Census Area is 7th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Petersburg Census Area is 8th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Female residents

Petersburg Census Area is 8th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Petersburg Census Area is 10th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Income per capita

Petersburg Census Area is 10th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Petersburg Census Area is 10th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Race - White

Petersburg Census Area is 10th in Alaska out of 29 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	Petersburg Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Current population (2012)	3,844	20th	731,449	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3,282.0	22nd	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1.2	13th	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Petersburg Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	19th	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.5%	21st	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.3%	7th	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Petersburg Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.6%	4th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.2%	13th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Petersburg Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	71.0%	10th	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	17th	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	16.9%	14th	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.9%	12th	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	14th	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	8.4%	11th	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	8th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	67.3%	10th	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Petersburg Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	48.3%	8th	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.7%	12th	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Petersburg Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	1,980	19th	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.3%	20th	24.4%	25.9%
Households	1,564	18th	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.3%	3rd	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$182,200	13th	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	2.3	23rd	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	7	12th	994	829,658

Income Demographics
	Petersburg Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$31,279	10th	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$64,216	13th	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	8.9%	19th	9.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Petersburg Census Area	Rank	Alaska	US
Non-farm private establishments	243	10th	20,119	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,794	14th	254,996	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,395	10th	68,728	27,092,908
Retail sales	$68,451	12th	$9,303,387	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,606	3rd	$13,635	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$8,300	18th	$1,851,293	$613,795,732