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Petrolia is a Census city of 416 people across 0.74 square miles of land, in Clay County. Median household income is $63,750, 81.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Petrolia
What Petrolia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.74 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land563 plus or minus 183
- County holding the largest share of its areaClay 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
- Population416 plus or minus 135
- Median age51.2 plus or minus 10.4
- Population under 1879 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1819.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over85 plus or minus 40
- Share 65 and over20.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Households184 plus or minus 59
- Family households126 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families68.5 percent plus or minus 14.1
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$63,750 plus or minus $21,245
- Per capita income$27,877 plus or minus $6,116
- Civilian labor force205 plus or minus 96
- Employed183 plus or minus 78
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate10.7 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Adults 25 and over312 plus or minus 113
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.6 percent plus or minus 45.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Petrolia
- Housing units297
- Occupied units184 plus or minus 59
- Vacant units113 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate38.0 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied150 plus or minus 53
- Renter occupied34 plus or minus 27
- Ownership rate81.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,600 plus or minus $19,170
- Median gross rent, monthly$942 plus or minus $662
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Single family units250 plus or minus 61
- Share single family84.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes47 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1962
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 commute183 plus or minus 78
- Commuting under 15 minutes39 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.3 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.7 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Drove alone96.7 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Petrolia
Flood risk in Petrolia
- NFIP communityCity of Petrolia
- NFIP community number480745
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/02/91
The City of Petrolia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480745 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.
Clay County, not Petrolia
Clay County context, not Petrolia figures
- Establishments in Clay County162
- Covered employment, Clay County1,621
- Average annual pay, Clay County$48,729
- Housing units permitted, Clay County14
Every figure in this section is published for Clay 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, Texas?
416, in 184 households. Petrolia city covers 0.74 square miles of land, which is 563 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?
Clay 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?
$63,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,600. Median gross rent is $942 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, city of, community 480745, 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 Clay 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.
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