Living in Petal School District Area

Living Summary

6,861

households

19,648

Total Population

$150,300

Average House Value

$878

Average Housing Rent

$55,825

Average Household Income

90.20%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

4,043

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

14 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

76%

Percent Proficient - Math

62%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 6,861 households are located in Petal School District area. Among them, 2,884 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.29 people. The total number of children in the region is 7,261 and 5,573 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (196) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (574) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Petal School District, Mississippi
Household	6,861
Population	19,648
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,884 (42%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,261
Total Students	5,573
Pre-Kindergarten	221
Kindergarten	331
Grade 1-8	2,555
Grade 9-12	1,384
College/Graduate School	1,082
Veterans	14,034
Non-citizen	196
Non-English Home Language	574
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

14,549 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,686 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,639 people are in civilian labor force and 47 are in armed labor force. 8,236 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Petal School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,169	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,984	85.49%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	509	6.23%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	85	1.04%
Other method	532	6.51%
Worked from home	59	0.72%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,236	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,287	39.91%
Service	1,219	14.80%
Sales and office	1,847	22.43%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	824	10.00%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,059	12.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,236	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	156	1.89%
Construction	569	6.91%
Manufacturing	734	8.91%
Wholesale trade	373	4.53%
Retail trade	1,008	12.24%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	550	6.68%
Information	51	0.62%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	552	6.70%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	484	5.88%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,305	27.99%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	673	8.17%
Other services, except public administration	390	4.74%
Public administration	391	4.75%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,236	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,498	78.90%
Government workers	1,435	17.42%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	303	3.68%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,044 for the 6,861 households in Petal School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $31,976. 17,709 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.20%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,861	-
Less than $10,000	432	6.30%
$10,000 - $14,999	433	6.31%
$15,000 - $24,999	553	8.06%
$25,000 - $34,999	582	8.48%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,026	14.95%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,497	21.82%
$75,000 - $99,999	615	8.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,313	19.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	302	4.40%
More than $200,000	108	1.57%
Median Household Income	$55,825	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,044	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,373	-
Less than $10,000	295	5.49%
$10,000 - $14,999	274	5.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	307	5.71%
$25,000 - $34,999	456	8.49%
$35,000 - $49,999	769	14.31%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,110	20.66%
$75,000 - $99,999	563	10.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,203	22.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	302	5.62%
More than $200,000	94	1.75%

Median Family Income	$61,763	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$73,387	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,976	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,790	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,790	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,632	-
With health insurance coverage	17,709	90.20%
Public coverage	7,393	37.66%
Private health insurance	13,109	66.77%
Without health insurance coverage	1,923	9.80%

Housing

There are 7,684 housing units in Petal School District area, Mississippi with 6,861 units (89.29%) occupied. 5,155 houses (75.13%) are occupied by owner and 1,706 houses (24.87%) are rented. The average housing value is $150,300 and the average rental cost is $878. 374 houses (4.87%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 491 houses (6.39%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,684	-
Occupied	6,861	89.29%
Owner Occupied	5,155	75.13%
Renter Occupied	1,706	24.87%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,062	78.89%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	33	0.43%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	594	7.73%
Mobile Homes	995	12.95%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,684	-
Built 2014 or later	374	4.87%
Built 2010 - 2013	252	3.28%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,628	21.19%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,342	17.46%
Built 1980 - 1989	982	12.78%
Built 1970 - 1979	923	12.01%
Built 1960 - 1969	760	9.89%
Built 1950 - 1959	932	12.13%
Built 1949 or earlier	491	6.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,684	-
1 room	69	0.90%
2 rooms	69	0.90%
3 rooms	223	2.90%
4 rooms	788	10.26%
5 rooms	2,155	28.05%
6 rooms	1,439	18.73%
7 rooms	1,151	14.98%
8 rooms	935	12.17%
9 rooms or more	855	11.13%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,684	-
no bedroom	69	0.90%
1 bedroom	164	2.13%
2 bedrooms	1,266	16.48%
3 bedrooms	4,519	58.81%
4 bedrooms	1,474	19.18%
5 bedrooms or more	192	2.50%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,155	-
Less than $50,000	580	11.25%
$50,000 - $99,999	901	17.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,087	21.09%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,225	23.76%
$200,000 - $299,999	902	17.50%
$300,000 - $499,999	381	7.39%
$500,000 - $999,999	79	1.53%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$150,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,516	-
Less than $500	121	7.98%
$500 - $999	836	55.15%
$1,000 - $1,499	464	30.61%
$1,500 - $1,999	95	6.27%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$878	-

Demographic

A total of 19,738 people lives in Petal School District area, Mississippi with 9,449 male and 10,289 female. The males to female ratio is 47.87 to 52.13. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	19,738	-
Male	9,449	47.87%
Female	10,289	52.13%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,738	-
Under 5 years	1,388	7.03%
5 - 9 years	1,449	7.34%
10 - 14 years	1,793	9.08%
15 - 19 years	1,453	7.36%
20 - 24 years	1,281	6.49%
25 - 34 years	2,062	10.45%
35 - 44 years	2,830	14.34%
45 - 54 years	2,494	12.64%
55 - 59 years	955	4.84%
60 - 64 years	1,219	6.18%
65 - 74 years	1,648	8.35%
75 - 84 years	837	4.24%
85 years and older	329	1.67%
Median Age	37.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,738	-
One Race	19,294	97.75%
White	16,594	84.07%
Black or African American	2,496	12.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native	47	0.24%
Asian	121	0.61%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	36	0.18%

Two or more races	444	2.25%
White and Black or African American	113	0.57%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	87	0.44%
White and Asian	161	0.82%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%