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BG 2, Tract 101.01, Forrest, MS

1,445 Population
6.1 square miles 238.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±3.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Petal: 37 ±1.9
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Forrest County: 32 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$32,674 ±$6,188 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Petal: $30,999 † ±$3,348
  • a little higher than the amount in Forrest County: $31,103 ±$1,849
  • a little higher than the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
$96,359 ±$29,096 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Petal: $74,750 ±$7,031
  • nearly double the amount in Forrest County: $53,640 ±$2,780
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539

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Families

434 ±194 Number of households
  • Petal: 4,022 ±251
  • Forrest County: 30,127 ±456
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
3.3 ±0.9 (1,445  ±754) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Petal: 2.8 11,226 (±0.2 / ±37)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Forrest County: 2.5 73,893 (±0 / ±77)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122

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Housing

434 ±194 Number of housing units
  • Petal: 4,357 ±282
  • Forrest County: 33,753 ±43
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478

$227,800 ±$27,047 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Petal: $174,900 ±$16,907
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Forrest County: $168,000 ±$6,755
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198

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Social

97.5% ±61.2% (935  ±355.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Petal: 91.8% 6,788 (±6.3% / ±589.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Forrest County: 91.8% 43,572 (±3.6% / ±1,720.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
21.8% ±11.6% (209  ±152.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Petal: 27.8% † 2,054 (±4.4% / ±339.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Forrest County: 30.6% 14,518 (±2.1% / ±982.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)

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9.1% ±6.8% (96  ±86) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Petal: 7.9% † 668 (±2.4% / ±209)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Forrest County: 6.4% † 3,864 (±0.8% / ±496)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
96 Total veterans ±86 96 Male ±86 N/A Female ±14

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