COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bond vs Petal
PLACE A
Bond, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Petal, Mississippi
Bond is 95% smaller than Petal. Petal earns more, with a median household income $25,365 higher.
BONDPETALDIFFERENCE
Total population63611,694−95% vs Petal
Population density255692−436
Population growth–5.3%–
Median age43.137.0+6.1
Male61.2%46.8%+14.4 pts
Female38.8%53.2%−14.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.4%72.8%+3.7 pts
Black23.6%16.1%+7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Median household income$49,385$74,750−$25,365
Per capita income$21,343$30,999−$9,656
Poverty rate3.8%11.1%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2940.405−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%27.8%−27.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate21.7%3.6%+18.0 pts
Labor force participation65.7%60.4%+5.4 pts
Median home value$23,600$174,900−$151,300
Median gross rent–$1,047–
Owner-occupied92.3%70.0%+22.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.0%7.7%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%40.0%+60.0 pts
Average commute17.321.5−4.2
Worked from home0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured28.6%10.5%+18.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024