COMPARING TWO PLACES
Foxworth vs Petal
PLACE A
Foxworth, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Petal, Mississippi
Foxworth is 97% smaller than Petal. Petal earns more, with a median household income $40,917 higher. Petal has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -13%).
FOXWORTHPETALDIFFERENCE
Total population32611,694−97% vs Petal
Population density118692−574
Population growth-13.3%5.3%−18.6 pts
Median age53.037.0+16.0
Male32.2%46.8%−14.6 pts
Female67.8%53.2%+14.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic25.2%72.8%−47.6 pts
Black59.2%16.1%+43.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other15.6%3.9%+11.7 pts
Median household income$33,833$74,750−$40,917
Per capita income$15,256$30,999−$15,743
Poverty rate45.4%11.1%+34.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3170.405−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%27.8%−12.2 pts
Graduate degree11.7%9.5%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%3.6%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation35.6%60.4%−24.7 pts
Median home value$47,800$174,900−$127,100
Median gross rent$732$1,047−$315
Owner-occupied56.8%70.0%−13.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%7.7%+8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households70.3%40.0%+30.3 pts
Average commute22.821.5+1.3
Worked from home17.0%5.0%+12.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.8%10.5%+3.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024