2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Petal, MS vs Greenbrier, AR

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- Household income in Greenbrier, is 4% less than it is in Petal and is 30% below the National Average.
- Petal unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Greenbrier unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Petal, MSGreenbrier, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,271  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,239$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,194  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Petal, MSGreenbrier, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Petal, MSGreenbrier, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%13.1%
Reviews for Petal    1 Reviews

Over 3 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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Reviews for Greenbrier    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Absolutely wonderful except for about 6 weeks of each year in July/August when it's hot--but then tell me a place where it's ideal year 'round. I can breathe without an  More

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Over 20 years ago

This is a great "small" town only about 35 miles north of Little Rock. I grew up here and think it is a very nice community to raise children with great schools. It  More

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