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.

A relatively large number of people in Petersburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.68% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Petersburg has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Petersburg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Petersburg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Petersburg may be for you.

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.

Being a small town, Petersburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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 2022 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.