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Petersburg, KY

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Overview


Petersburg is a tiny town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 500 people and just one neighborhood, Petersburg is the 329th largest community in Kentucky. Much of the housing stock in Petersburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Petersburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Kentucky, although Petersburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Petersburg is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Petersburg is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Petersburg who work in office and administrative support (36.47%), sales jobs (18.23%), and management occupations (11.68%).

Of important note, Petersburg is also a town of artists. Petersburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Petersburg’s character.

Also of interest is that Petersburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

In addition, Petersburg is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Petersburg is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Petersburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

One downside of living in Petersburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Petersburg, the average commute to work is 30.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Petersburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

Petersburg is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.19% of adults in Petersburg have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Petersburg in 2018 was $33,627, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,508 for a family of four.

The people who call Petersburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Petersburg residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Petersburg include English, German, Irish, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Petersburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Kentucky. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 97.6% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Kentucky. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Petersburg are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 73.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.2% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 64.1% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 34.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 24.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.3%), and 17.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Petersburg, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (22.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.5%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (3.3%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (1.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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