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Petal School District, MS

21,221 Population
93.7 square miles 226.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Forrest County: 32 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,067 ±$2,779 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Forrest County: $31,103 ±$1,849
  • a little higher than the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$78,326 ±$6,323 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Forrest County: $53,640 ±$2,780
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.1% ±2.5% (1,913  ±524) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Forrest County: 21% 15,484 (±2.1% / ±1,526)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.8 minutes ±2.2 (240,790  ±26,968) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Forrest County: 21.2 727,130 (±1.1 / ±43,085)
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,275 ±412 Number of households
  • Forrest County: 30,127 ±456
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.2 (21,139  ±875) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Forrest County: 2.5 73,893 (±0 / ±77)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.3% ±1.9% (124  ±101) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Forrest County: 5.9% † 1,313 (±1.5% / ±342)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,040 ±450 Number of housing units
  • Forrest County: 33,753 ±43
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$195,600 ±$17,807 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Forrest County: $168,000 ±$6,755
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.6% ±2.3% (1,604  ±480.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Forrest County: 15% † 11,563 (±1.7% / ±1,291.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.7% ±4% (12,640  ±878.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Forrest County: 91.8% 43,572 (±3.6% / ±1,720.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.3% ±3.1% (3,450  ±461.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Forrest County: 30.6% 14,518 (±2.1% / ±982.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.2% ±1.3% (675  ±273) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Forrest County: 3% 2,366
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±1.9% (1,113  ±291) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Forrest County: 6.4% † 3,864 (±0.8% / ±496)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,113 Total veterans ±291 922 Male ±251 191 Female ±124

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