COMPARING TWO PLACES
McLain vs Petal
PLACE A
McLain, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Petal, Mississippi
McLain is 97% smaller than Petal. Petal earns more, with a median household income $45,482 higher. Petal has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -29%).
MCLAINPETALDIFFERENCE
Total population31511,694−97% vs Petal
Population density93692−599
Population growth-29.0%5.3%−34.3 pts
Median age37.537.0+0.5
Male32.5%46.8%−14.3 pts
Female67.5%53.2%+14.3 pts
Foreign-born1.9%3.4%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%72.8%+15.0 pts
Black8.4%16.1%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian0.2%1.7%−1.5 pts
Other3.6%3.9%−0.3 pts
Median household income$29,268$74,750−$45,482
Per capita income$17,492$30,999−$13,507
Poverty rate8.4%11.1%−2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.405+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.9%27.8%−19.9 pts
Graduate degree3.1%9.5%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation54.4%60.4%−5.9 pts
Median home value$64,300$174,900−$110,600
Median gross rent$777$1,047−$270
Owner-occupied60.6%70.0%−9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.6%7.7%+19.9 pts
Rent-burdened households82.1%40.0%+42.1 pts
Average commute35.621.5+14.1
Worked from home0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.0%10.5%+9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025