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BG 4, Tract 101.01, Forrest, MS

599 Population
8.5 square miles 70.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

66.1 ±15.6 Median age
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Petal: 37 ±1.9
  • more than double the figure in Forrest County: 32 ±0.4
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$39,477 ±$6,843 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Petal: $30,999 † ±$3,348
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Forrest County: $31,103 ±$1,849
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
$90,933 ±$24,917 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Petal: $74,750 ±$7,031
  • more than 1.5 times 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

276 ±162 Number of households
  • Petal: 4,022 ±251
  • Forrest County: 30,127 ±456
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
2.2 ±0.4 (599  ±367) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Petal: 2.8 11,226 (±0.2 / ±37)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Forrest County: 2.5 73,893 (±0 / ±77)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122

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Housing

391 ±178 Number of housing units
  • Petal: 4,357 ±282
  • Forrest County: 33,753 ±43
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478

$219,600 ±$200,346 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Petal: $174,900 ±$16,907
  • about 1.3 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

86.6% ±66.8% (483  ±223) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Petal: 91.8% 6,788 (±6.3% / ±589.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Forrest County: 91.8% 43,572 (±3.6% / ±1,720.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
2.7% ±7.7% (15  ±44.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Petal: 27.8% † 2,054 (±4.4% / ±339.6)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Forrest County: 30.6% 14,518 (±2.1% / ±982.7)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)

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11.3% ±11.3% (63  ±74) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Petal: 7.9% † 668 (±2.4% / ±209)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Forrest County: 6.4% † 3,864 (±0.8% / ±496)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
63 Total veterans ±74 63 Male ±74 N/A Female ±14

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