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Petersburg, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Petersburg is a Census town of 508 people across 1.01 square miles of land, lying across Lincoln County and Marshall County. Median household income is $45,417, 64.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Petersburg
What Petersburg is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land504 plus or minus 134
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln County, 60.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inLincoln County 60.5 percent, Marshall County 39.5 percent
Petersburg crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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
- Population508 plus or minus 135
- Median age39.8 plus or minus 13.5
- Population under 18126 plus or minus 45
- Share under 1824.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over105 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over20.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households199 plus or minus 50
- Family households141 plus or minus 45
- Share of households that are families70.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Petersburg
- Median household income$45,417 plus or minus $37,835
- Per capita income$21,306
- Civilian labor force183 plus or minus 54
- Employed174 plus or minus 54
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over347 plus or minus 97
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Petersburg
- Housing units218 plus or minus 54
- Occupied units199 plus or minus 50
- Vacant units19 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate8.7 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Owner occupied129 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied70 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate64.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$154,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$815 plus or minus $250
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.5 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Single family units155 plus or minus 47
- Share single family71.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more30 plus or minus 25
- Share in buildings of two or more13.8 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1969
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 commute153 plus or minus 48
- Commuting under 15 minutes17 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.1 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more83 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.2 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home7.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Petersburg
SBA loans in Petersburg (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$4,604,000
- Average approval$2,302,000
- Median approval$2,302,000
- Largest approval$3,579,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval1.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term201 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Petersburg, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Petersburg
Flood risk in Petersburg
- NFIP communityCity of Petersburg
- NFIP community number470106
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/19/07(M)
The City of Petersburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470106 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.
Lincoln County, not Petersburg
Lincoln County context, not Petersburg figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County628
- Covered employment, Lincoln County10,289
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$50,594
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County173
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln 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, Tennessee?
508, in 199 households. Petersburg town covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 504 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 lies in more than one. By area it is 60.5 percent in Lincoln County, 39.5 percent in Marshall County. This page sits under Lincoln County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Petersburg?
$45,417. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $154,900. Median gross rent is $815 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?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $4.6 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $2,302,000. 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 0 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.
Is Petersburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Petersburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Petersburg, city of, community 470106, 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 Lincoln 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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