Petal is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Petal’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small city, Petal does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Petal is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.37% of adults in Petal have a college degree.
The per capita income in Petal in 2022 was $29,093, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,372 for a family of four. However, Petal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Petal is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Petal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Petal residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Petal include German, Irish, English, French, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Petal is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
