Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Petersburg Borough has a population of 3,409 and has shrunk 0.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $315,100, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $75,125.

Home price
$315,100
Income
$75,125
Population
3,409
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$315,100county
Median gross rent$950county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use15.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,816(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,463county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,211county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,754county
Home insurance / yr$1,397(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living124.9(statewide)
Median household income$75,125county
Family health premium / yr$25,493(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,943(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.783(statewide)
Poverty rate7.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.5%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.1%county
Share of workers employed by government23.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$63,522county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.60%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax1.82%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time6.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service0.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport25209county
Miles to nearest general aviation field128 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station660 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.1%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0006.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher25.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.5%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment464county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible57.3%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution126 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians149county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance9.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.9%county
Frequent mental distress14.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,409county
Land area in square miles2,901county
People per square mile of land1.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age45.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.5%county
Share of households that are one person29.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.8%county
Second languages18.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents383county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-10county
Households that moved in54county
Households that moved away63county
Average income of arriving households$65,870county
Average income of departing households$57,841county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate724(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature43.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation133.9 incounty
Annual snowfall75.8 incounty
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing99 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6a(statewide)
Frost-free days132 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county1(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh26.8¢(statewide)
Household electricity use588 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$13.49(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.1%county
Homes heated by propane3.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil34.5%county
Homes heated by wood6.0%county
Households with broadband88.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk1.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk99.7county
Hail risk0.0county
Earthquake risk18.3county
Tornado risk0.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk30.9county
Strong wind risk0.0county
Wildfire risk3.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Petersburg Borough directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alaska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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