Petal, Mississippi Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Petal is 4th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - White

Petal is 5th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Petal is 8th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Home ownership rate

Petal is 15th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Income per household

Petal is 15th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Petal Rank Mississippi US
Current population (2012) 10,795 40th 2,984,926 313,914,040
Size in square miles 16.9 32nd 46,923.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 619.8 43rd 63.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Petal Rank Mississippi US
Residents younger than 5 6.8% 50th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 26.9% 27th 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 13.8% 28th 13.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Petal Rank Mississippi US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.2% 15th 80.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 25.6% 22nd 19.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Petal Rank Mississippi US
Race - White 86.1% 4th 59.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 9.9% 63rd 37.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 56th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 42nd 0.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 33rd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 23rd 1.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.5% 32nd 2.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 84.3% 5th 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Petal Rank Mississippi US
Female residents 52.6% 39th 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.3% 40th 2.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Petal Rank Mississippi US
Housing units 4,261 43rd 1,281,711 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.8% 60th 13.4% 25.9%
Households 3,793 40th 1,085,062 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 75.4% 8th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $126,500 26th $99,200 $186,200
People per household 2.7 22nd 2.6 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Petal Rank Mississippi US
Income per capita $22,657 22nd $20,521 $27,915
Income per household $51,579 15th $38,718 $52,762
Income below poverty line 13.9% 52nd 21.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Petal Rank Mississippi US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 679 55th 225,977 27,092,908
Retail sales $158,936 47th $33,751,407 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $14,880 44th $11,552 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $10,143 51st $7,045,097 $613,795,732

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