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Petrolia, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Petrolia is a Census borough of 186 people across 0.39 square miles of land, in Butler County. Median household income is $56,250, 68.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Petrolia
What Petrolia is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land471 plus or minus 152
- County holding the largest share of its areaButler 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.
Petrolia
How many people live in Petrolia
- Population186 plus or minus 60
- Median age50.0
- Population under 1822 plus or minus 17
- Share under 1811.8 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Population 65 and over43 plus or minus 23
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Households88 plus or minus 28
- Family households40 plus or minus 19
- Share of households that are families45.5 percent plus or minus 16.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Petrolia
- Median household income$56,250 plus or minus $24,584
- Per capita income$31,452 plus or minus $7,339
- Civilian labor force95 plus or minus 40
- Employed95 plus or minus 40
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over146 plus or minus 42
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent plus or minus 36.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.4 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Petrolia
- Housing units97 plus or minus 29
- Occupied units88 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied60 plus or minus 19
- Renter occupied28 plus or minus 21
- Ownership rate68.2 percent plus or minus 30.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,000 plus or minus $25,331
- Median gross rent, monthly$953
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Single family units91 plus or minus 31
- Share single family93.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Petrolia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute93 plus or minus 40
- Commuting under 15 minutes17 plus or minus 10
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more56 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.2 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Drove alone86.3 percent
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Petrolia
Flood risk in Petrolia
- NFIP communityBorough of Petrolia
- NFIP community number420221
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/18
The Borough of Petrolia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420221 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.
Butler County, not Petrolia
Butler County context, not Petrolia figures
- Establishments in Butler County5,083
- Covered employment, Butler County88,461
- Average annual pay, Butler County$65,579
- Housing units permitted, Butler County976
Every figure in this section is published for Butler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Petrolia.
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
Petrolia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Petrolia, Pennsylvania?
186, in 88 households. Petrolia borough covers 0.39 square miles of land, which is 471 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Petrolia in?
Butler 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 Petrolia?
$56,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,000. Median gross rent is $953 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Petrolia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Petrolia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Petrolia, borough of, community 420221, 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 Petrolia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butler 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 Petrolia.
Is zoning published for Petrolia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.