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Petal, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Petal is a Census city of 11,294 people across 16.91 square miles of land, in Forrest County. Median household income is $74,750, 70.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 24 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Petal
What Petal is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.91 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land668
- County holding the largest share of its areaForrest County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Petal
- Population11,294
- Median age37.0
- Population under 182,805
- Share under 1824.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,713
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent
- Households4,022
- Family households2,998
- Share of households that are families74.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Petal
- Median household income$74,750
- Per capita income$30,999
- Civilian labor force5,333
- Employed5,140
- Unemployed193 plus or minus 112
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over7,396
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Petal
- Housing units4,357
- Occupied units4,022
- Vacant units335 plus or minus 137
- Vacancy rate7.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied2,817
- Renter occupied1,205
- Ownership rate70.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$174,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,047
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units3,620
- Share single family83.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more510 plus or minus 165
- Share in buildings of two or more11.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Mobile homes227 plus or minus 150
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Petal gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,834
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,493 plus or minus 331
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more942 plus or minus 237
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Drove alone81.2 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Petal (7(a))
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$8,504,600
- Average approval$354,358
- Median approval$160,450
- Ninetieth percentile approval$909,000
- Largest approval$2,041,400
- Jobs supported205
- Jobs per approval8.5
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises4.2 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Petal, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Petal
- NFIP communityCity of Petal
- NFIP community number280260
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/19/21
The City of Petal participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280260 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Forrest County, not Petal
Forrest County context, not Petal figures
- Establishments in Forrest County1,741
- Covered employment, Forrest County39,390
- Average annual pay, Forrest County$51,547
- Housing units permitted, Forrest County85
Every figure in this section is published for Forrest County as a whole and is not a measurement of Petal.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Petal questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Petal, Mississippi?
11,294, in 4,022 households. Petal city covers 16.91 square miles of land, which is 668 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Petal in?
Forrest County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Petal?
$74,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,900. Median gross rent is $1,047 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Petal businesses?
24 7(a) approvals totaling $8.5 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $160,450. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Petal, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Petal borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Petal. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Petal in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Petal appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Petal, city of, community 280260, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Petal figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Forrest County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Petal.
Is zoning published for Petal?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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