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Petersburg, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Petersburg is a Census city of 120 people across 1.03 square miles of land, in Nelson County. Median household income is $72,083, 96.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Petersburg
What Petersburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.03 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land117 plus or minus 36
- County holding the largest share of its areaNelson County, 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
- Population120 plus or minus 37
- Median age61.5 plus or minus 33.1
- Population under 1820 plus or minus 16
- Share under 1816.7 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Population 65 and over45 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over37.5 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Households51 plus or minus 17
- Family households36 plus or minus 14
- Share of households that are families70.6 percent plus or minus 14.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Petersburg
Income and work in Petersburg
- Median household income$72,083 plus or minus $30,313
- Per capita income$44,408 plus or minus $9,354
- Civilian labor force46 plus or minus 19
- Employed46 plus or minus 19
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over100 plus or minus 31
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.0 percent plus or minus 42.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.0 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.0 percent plus or minus 11.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Petersburg
- Housing units85 plus or minus 22
- Occupied units51 plus or minus 17
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate40.0 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Owner occupied49 plus or minus 17
- Renter occupied2 plus or minus 3
- Ownership rate96.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,500 plus or minus $45,898
- Single family units81 plus or minus 25
- Share single family95.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Petersburg
How Petersburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute44 plus or minus 18
- Commuting under 15 minutes10 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.7 percent plus or minus 25.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more21 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.7 percent plus or minus 33.7
- Drove alone87.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Petersburg
Flood risk in Petersburg
- NFIP communityCity of Petersburg
- NFIP community number380194
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/09(M)
The City of Petersburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 380194 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Nelson County, not Petersburg
Nelson County context, not Petersburg figures
- Establishments in Nelson County128
- Covered employment, Nelson County1,040
- Average annual pay, Nelson County$46,926
- Housing units permitted, Nelson County3
Every figure in this section is published for Nelson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Petersburg.
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.
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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, North Dakota?
120, in 51 households. Petersburg city covers 1.03 square miles of land, which is 117 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?
Nelson County, 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?
$72,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Petersburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Petersburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Petersburg, city of, community 380194, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Nelson County 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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