COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moselle vs Petal
PLACE A
Moselle, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Petal, Mississippi
Moselle is 99% smaller than Petal.
MOSELLEPETALDIFFERENCE
Total population8911,694−99% vs Petal
Population density54692−638
Population growth–5.3%–
Median age70.437.0+33.4
Male51.7%46.8%+4.9 pts
Female48.3%53.2%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%72.8%+27.2 pts
Black0.0%16.1%−16.1 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–$74,750–
Per capita income$45,565$30,999+$14,566
Poverty rate0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1320.405−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%27.8%−27.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation69.7%60.4%+9.3 pts
Median home value–$174,900–
Median gross rent–$1,047–
Owner-occupied100.0%70.0%+30.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.2%7.7%+28.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%40.0%−40.0 pts
Average commute–21.5–
Worked from home0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024