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PETAL, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Forrest
Elevation: 162 feet
Land Area: 9.67 square miles
Population Density: 846 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (93.0%), Black (4.4%), Hispanic (1.4%), Two or more races (0.7%), American Indian (0.6%), Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): United States (21.2%), Irish (12.1%), English (9.2%), German (8.1%), French (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulfport, MS (66.2 miles , pop. 71,127)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (106.4 miles , pop. 484,674)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (381.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Hattiesburg, MS (1.9 miles ), West Hattiesburg, MS (2.6 miles ), New Augusta, MS (4.1 miles ), Purvis, MS (4.1 miles ), Ellisville, MS (4.2 miles ), Sumrall, MS (4.2 miles ), Richton, MS (4.3 miles ), Seminary, MS (4.5 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Petal: Beaman Heliport
Amtrak station near Petal: 3 miles: HATTIESBURG (308 NEWMAN ST.)
Petal Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average. House age significantly above state average.
PETAL, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 79.80%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.80%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Petal:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI about 13 miles, HATTIESBURG, MS, Full-time enrollment: 12,541 JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE about 17 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 4,072 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 46 miles, PERKINSTON, MS, FT enrollment: 6,329 PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 46 miles, POPLARVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,433 MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 77 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,455 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA about 79 miles, MOBILE, AL, FT enrollment: 9,082 BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 85 miles, MOBILE, AL, FT enrollment: 2,758
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