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Petal, MS
Demographic Data




Petal Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Petal Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

11,230

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.8%
5 - 17:
17.5%
18 - 24:
11.4%
25 - 34:
13.2%
35 - 54:
25.6%
55 - 64:
9.6%
Over 65 Years:
15.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.2%
3.2%
90.1%
90.1%
30.4%
30.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Petal
USA
$29,093
$29,093
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Petal
USA
$61,957
$61,957
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Other
Manufacturing
Construction
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Wholesale
Public Service
Transportation
Finance
16.4%
16.4%
15.8%
15.8%
11.9%
11.9%
9.2%
9.2%
8.3%
8.3%
8.3%
8.3%
4.7%
4.7%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
3.3%
3.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
78.6%
78.6%
14.8%
14.8%
4.3%
4.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
French
Scots-Irish
Italian
European
Scottish
Polish
Norwegian
Pennsylvania German
Dutch
Austrian
French Canadian
Hungarian
Lebanese
Welsh
British
Swedish
African
12.7%
12.7%
11.3%
11.3%
11.2%
11.2%
2.4%
2.4%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Italian
Polish
Persian
German/Yiddish
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
96.8%
96.8%
3.2%
3.2%
1.6%
1.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Petal Residents

1.9%


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