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Petersburg, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Petersburg is a Census CDP of 3,227 people across 44.18 square miles of land, in Petersburg Borough. Median household income is $71,369, 68.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Petersburg
What Petersburg is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area44.18 sq mi
- Water area2.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land73
- County holding the largest share of its areaPetersburg Borough, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Petersburg
How many people live in Petersburg
- Population3,227
- Median age46.1
- Population under 18612
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over766
- Share 65 and over23.7 percent
- Households1,263
- Family households751
- Share of households that are families59.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Petersburg
Income and work in Petersburg
- Median household income$71,369
- Per capita income$42,483
- Civilian labor force1,676
- Employed1,609
- Unemployed67 plus or minus 33
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over2,341
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Petersburg
- Housing units1,507
- Occupied units1,263
- Vacant units244
- Vacancy rate16.2 percent
- Owner occupied864
- Renter occupied399 plus or minus 80
- Ownership rate68.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$308,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,082
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units984
- Share single family65.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more317 plus or minus 70
- Share in buildings of two or more21.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Mobile homes204 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Petersburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,555
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,436
- Share commuting under 15 minutes92.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more44 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more2.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Drove alone50.4 percent
- Carpooled12.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked20.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Worked from home6.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Petersburg
SBA loans in Petersburg (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$3,618,000
- Average approval$361,800
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$1,650,000
- Jobs supported38
- Jobs per approval3.8
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Petersburg, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Petersburg
SBA loans in Petersburg (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$425,000
- Average approval$425,000
- Median approval$425,000
- Largest approval$425,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Petersburg, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Petersburg Borough, not Petersburg
Petersburg Borough context, not Petersburg figures
- Establishments in Petersburg Borough188
- Covered employment, Petersburg Borough1,228
- Average annual pay, Petersburg Borough$55,599
- Housing units permitted, Petersburg Borough4
Every figure in this section is published for Petersburg Borough as a whole and is not a measurement of Petersburg.
All Petersburg Borough figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Petersburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Petersburg, Alaska?
3,227, in 1,263 households. Petersburg CDP covers 44.18 square miles of land, which is 73 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Petersburg in?
Petersburg Borough, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Petersburg?
$71,369. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $308,400. Median gross rent is $1,082 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Petersburg businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $3.6 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $425,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Petersburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Petersburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Petersburg. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Petersburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Petersburg Borough as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Petersburg.
Is zoning published for Petersburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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