COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gilbertown vs Petal
PLACE A
Gilbertown, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Petal, Mississippi
Gilbertown is 94% smaller than Petal. Petal earns more, with a median household income $4,594 higher. Gilbertown has grown faster since 2000 (244% vs 5%).
GILBERTOWNPETALDIFFERENCE
Total population68511,694−94% vs Petal
Population density65692−626
Population growth243.7%5.3%+238.4 pts
Median age46.837.0+9.8
Male50.8%46.8%+4.0 pts
Female49.2%53.2%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.2%72.8%+12.4 pts
Black9.2%16.1%−6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other5.6%3.9%+1.7 pts
Median household income$70,156$74,750−$4,594
Per capita income$34,658$30,999+$3,659
Poverty rate11.7%11.1%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.405−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%27.8%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree6.0%9.5%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%3.6%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation54.0%60.4%−6.4 pts
Median home value$160,400$174,900−$14,500
Median gross rent$983$1,047−$64
Owner-occupied84.5%70.0%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%7.7%+12.9 pts
Rent-burdened households18.4%40.0%−21.6 pts
Average commute36.921.5+15.4
Worked from home0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.8%10.5%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025