Petal

Population: 11,195
Median household income: $72,845
Median home value: $161,400

Located in Forrest County, Mississippi, Petal is a community with a population of 11,195. The median household income of $72,845 is above the Forrest County median ($52,821).

From 2019 to 2023, Petal's population grew 5.8% from 10,584 to 11,195, while its median home value rose 14.0% from $141,600 to $161,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 76.8% of the population. 83.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,195
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $72,845
Median home value: $161,400
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 4,282
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,58411,195

Median household income

$55,946$72,845

Median home value

$141,600$161,400

Median gross rent

$884$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,584	$55,946	$141,600	$884
2020	10,624	$57,565	$136,900	$839
2021	11,342	$55,407	$141,400	$935
2022	11,047	$61,957	$147,800	$911
2023	11,195	$72,845	$161,400	$958

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	768	6.9%
5 to 17	1,810	16.2%
18 to 24	1,256	11.2%
25 to 34	1,514	13.5%
35 to 44	1,439	12.9%
45 to 54	1,524	13.6%
55 to 64	1,143	10.2%
65 to 74	944	8.4%
75 and over	797	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,596	76.8%
Black or African American	1,855	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.0%
Two or more races	324	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	396	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	735	10.0%
High school graduate	2,007	27.3%
Some college or associate's	2,480	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,302	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	837	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,218	83.7%
Carpooled	508	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	0.5%
Bicycle	34	0.7%
Worked from home	170	3.4%
Other means	85	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,476	30.3%
15 to 29 min	2,403	49.3%
30 to 44 min	631	13.0%
45 to 59 min	107	2.2%
60+ min	255	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 13.3% (1,466 of 11,062)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,877	76.2%
Nonfamily households	901	23.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,778	88.2%
Vacant	504	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,733	72.3%
Renter-occupied	1,045	27.7%

1-unit, detached84.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,633	84.8%
1-unit, attached	35	0.8%
2 to 4 units	227	5.3%
5 to 19 units	100	2.3%
20 or more units	61	1.4%
Mobile home & other	226	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2856800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 31.3482, -89.2351