Population: 580. Estimated population in July 2020: 596 (+2.8% change)
Males: 281 (48.4%), Females: 299 (51.6%)
Zip code: 37144
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $27,875
Median house value: $42,800
Races in Petersburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.0%)
- Black (6.0%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (24.3%), Irish (9.8%), English (8.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), German (2.8%), Scottish (1.4%).
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Petersburg
- High school or higher: 58.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Petersburg town
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 13.4%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+13.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Petersburg:
- LINCOLN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, TN)
- MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; LEWISBURG, TN)
- BEDFORD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Petersburg:
- SMYRNA (about 48 miles; SMYRNA, TN; Abbreviation: MQY)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 48 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 55 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: BNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Petersburg:
- ELLINGTON (about 17 miles; LEWISBURG, TN; Abbreviation: LUG)
- FAYETTEVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: FYM)
- BOMAR FIELD-SHELBYVILLE MUNI (about 22 miles; SHELBYVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: SYI)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Petersburg:
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
- MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; Full-time enrollment: 16,617)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 41 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,260)
Public primary/middle school in Petersburg:
- UNITY SCHOOL (Students: 381; Location: 259 BOONSHILL-PETERSBURG; Grades: KG – 08)