COMPARING TWO PLACES
Petal vs Hattiesburg
PLACE A
Petal, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Petal is 76% smaller than Hattiesburg. Petal earns more, with a median household income $28,408 higher.
PETALHATTIESBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population11,69448,802−76% vs Hattiesburg
Population density692913−222
Population growth5.3%6.0%−0.6 pts
Median age37.029.4+7.6
Male46.8%44.5%+2.3 pts
Female53.2%55.5%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born3.4%3.4%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.8%39.5%+33.2 pts
Black16.1%50.5%−34.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%5.1%+0.3 pts
Asian1.7%0.7%+1.0 pts
Other3.9%4.2%−0.2 pts
Median household income$74,750$46,342+$28,408
Per capita income$30,999$31,585−$586
Poverty rate11.1%28.3%−17.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.537−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%37.3%−9.5 pts
Graduate degree9.5%17.7%−8.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%8.7%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation60.4%64.5%−4.1 pts
Median home value$174,900$165,900+$9,000
Median gross rent$1,047$1,005+$42
Owner-occupied70.0%37.2%+32.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%11.3%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%46.1%−6.1 pts
Average commute21.517.4+4.2
Worked from home5.0%4.7%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured10.5%11.7%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025