Petal is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 11,403 people and five associated neighborhoods, Petal is the 39th largest community in Mississippi.Petal is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Petal is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Petal who work in office and administrative support (14.62%), sales jobs (12.90%), and teaching (8.55%). Because of many things, Petal is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Petal a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Petal has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Petal’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Petal is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The overall education level of Petal citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.37% of adults in Petal have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. 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.
