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Petal, MS vs Prairieville, LA

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Highlights
- Prairieville is 0% more densely populated than Petal.
- People are 21.2% more likely to be married in Prairieville.
- The Median Age is 0.5 years older in Prairieville.
 Petal, MSPrairieville, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock34,118329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 201010,450  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,341285,036,114
 Population - 19907,883  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock89.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now35.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,550.593.4
 Land Area16.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petal, MSPrairieville, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Petal, MSPrairieville, LAUnited States
 White75.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.2%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petal, MSPrairieville, LAUnited States
 Married Population52.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock36.5%50.2%
 Never Married29.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.5%10.8%
 Widowed7.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.842.60
 Households4,114  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,65080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,181  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
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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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