Minutes Away, Test Today, Lab/Blood Testing, Petal, MS

Petal, MS Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 10,633 (86% urban, 14% rural).

Population (male): 5,293

Population (female): 5,340

Median Age: 36.8 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $816.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Petal: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 9.8%

Poverty (breakdown): (7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.0% for Black residents, 6.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.5% for other race residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of Mississippi and other state lists, there were 51 registered sex offenders living in Petal, Mississippi as of January 15, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Petal is 210 to 1.>

Ancestries: Ancestries: American (32.8%), English (10.1%), Irish (5.1%), German (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%), European (2.4%).

Elevation: 162 feet

Land Area: 9.67 square miles.

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 39465

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $45,816 (it was $29,637 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $18,769 (it was $13,996 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $119,770 (it was $59,200 in 2000) Petal:$119,770MS:$120,200

Races:
      White alone - 8,165 - 76.2%
      Black alone - 1,404 - 13.1%
      Hispanic - 698 - 6.5%
      Two or more races - 253 - 2.4%
      American Indian alone - 88 - 0.8%
      Asian alone - 51 - 0.5%
      Other race alone - 11 - 0.1%

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Important Links

National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (https://ndasa.com/)

National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (https://www.sapaa.com/)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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