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Long Beach, MS vs Petal, MS

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- Petal is 0% more densely populated than Long Beach.
- People are 4.9% more likely to be married in Petal.
- The Median Age is 6.5 years younger in Petal.
 Long Beach, MSPetal, MSUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,342329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.238.4
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 Population - 201014,834  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,579285,036,114
 Population - 199015,804  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock41.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock676.393.4
 Land Area10.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Long Beach, MSPetal, MSUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Long Beach, MSPetal, MSUnited States
 White84.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock16.1%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Long Beach, MSPetal, MSUnited States
 Married Population50.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.6%50.2%
 Never Married27.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.742.60
 Households6,458  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,93380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,110  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Long Beach    1 Reviews
John · Long Beach, MS
Nothing to do...
Over 19 years ago

There is absolutely nothing to do in Long Beach, MS. Even before the storm, if you don't gamble or party, you're stuck. Also, the weather is horrible, unless you like  More

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Cayla · Petal, MS
Petal native
Over 2 years ago

I am a Petal native 4th generation with a child (5th generation) in the Petal School District. I love it here, but I must say that a lot of the information provided on  More

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