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County · Virginia

Petersburg city

34,058Population
1.8 %Change since 2020
-213Net migration
5.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
34,058 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.8 %
Net migration
-213 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
33,465 (2020)
Births
713 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
20.9
Deaths
644 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
18.9
Natural change, 2023
69
International migration
78 (2023)
Domestic migration
-291 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-6.3
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51730

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.07.1
PeriodValue
20255.0 %
20245.0 %
20234.5 %
20224.7 %
20218.7 %
202012.8 %
20194.9 %
20185.5 %
20176.5 %
20167.0 %
20159.0 %
201410.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202434.1K33.4K
PeriodValue
202434,058
202333,328
202233,481
202133,422
202033,398