Petal, MS

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2856800, place: Petal city, Mississippi)

Total Population: 7,579
Male: 3,545 (46.77%)
Female: 4,034 (53.23%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 541 (7.14%)
5 to 9 years: 615 (8.11%)
10 to 14 years: 560 (7.39%)
15 to 19 years: 560 (7.39%)
20 to 24 years: 522 (6.89%)
25 to 34 years: 1,045 (13.79%)
35 to 44 years: 1,143 (15.08%)
45 to 54 years: 844 (11.14%)
55 to 59 years: 342 (4.51%)
60 to 64 years: 299 (3.95%)
65 to 74 years: 604 (7.97%)
75 to 84 years: 395 (5.21%)
85 years and over: 109 (1.44%)

Median age: 34.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,521 (72.85%)
21 years and over: 5,185 (68.41%)
62 years and over: 1,290 (17.02%)
65 years and over: 1,108 (14.62%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,521 (72.85%)
--Male: 2,502 (33.01%)
--Female: 3,019 (39.83%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,108 (14.62%)
--Male: 408 (5.38%)
--Female: 700 (9.24%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 7,523 (99.26%)
--White: 7,050 (93.02%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 109 (1.44%)
--Black or African American: 336 (4.43%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 22 (0.29%)
--Asian: 6 (0.08%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 1 (0.01%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 2 (0.03%)
----Korean: 1 (0.01%)
----Vietnamese: 2 (0.03%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 40 (0.53%)
Two or more Races: 56 (0.74%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 109 (1.44%)
--Mexican: 65 (0.86%)
--Puerto Rican: 6 (0.08%)
--Cuban: 8 (0.11%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 30 (0.4%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 7,470 (98.56%)
--White Alone: 7,050 (93.02%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 7,516 (99.17%)
--Householder: 2,979 (39.31%)
--Spouse: 1,502 (19.82%)
--Child: 2,370 (31.27%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,831 (24.16%)
--Other relatives: 398 (5.25%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 182 (2.4%)
--Nonrelatives: 267 (3.52%)
----Unmarried partner: 112 (1.48%)
Living in group quarters: 63 (0.83%)
--Institutionalized Population: 54 (0.71%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 9 (0.12%)
Total households: 2,979
Family households (families): 2,079 (69.79%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,039 (34.88%)
--Married-couple families: 1,502 (50.42%)
----With own children under 18 years: 711 (23.87%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 453 (15.21%)
----With own children under 18 years: 263 (8.83%)
Nonfamily households: 900 (30.21%)
--Householder living alone: 793 (26.62%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 386 (12.96%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 1,160 (38.94%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 822 (27.59%)
Average household size: 2.52 people
Average family size: 3.05 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,208
Occupied housing units: 2,979 (92.86%)
Vacant housing units: 229 (7.14%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 9 (0.28%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 9.3%
Occupied housing units: 2,979 (92.86%)
Owner occupied housing units: 2,053 (64%)
Renter occupied housing units: 926 (28.87%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.52 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.52 people

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