Petersburg is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,155 people and two associated neighborhoods, Petersburg is the 460th largest community in New York. Petersburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.68% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Petersburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Petersburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Petersburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.30 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Petersburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Petersburg overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Petersburg, 21.96% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Petersburg in 2018 was $36,268, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,072 for a family of four. However, Petersburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Petersburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Petersburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Petersburg include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Petersburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.