Petal, MS Population

Overview

11,342

Total Population

35.2

Median age

52.22%

Female population %

91.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

632

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Petal's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Petal is 35.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Petal's population under 18 was 27.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Petal's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Petal, 23.46% were under the age of 15, 20.98% aged 15 to 29, 40.99% aged 30 to 64, 11.46% aged 65 to 84, and 3.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 504 more females than males in Petal:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.22% females and 47.78% males in Petal, MS.
The Petal, MS gender ratio is 91.5:100 i.e. 91.5 men to 100 women (0.915).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 628.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 643.

Petal's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Petal population: 79.96% are White, 16.10% are Black or African American, 0.76% are Asian, 0.85% are some other race and 2.34% are multiracial.
Petal's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 632 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,71 (94.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Petal is White with a population of 9,069 (79.96% of the total population).

Petal's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 11,230 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Petal's population increased by 726 (7.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Petal's population increased by 567 (5.43%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Petal's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,724.