Marital Status in Petal, Mississippi (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Petal
Female Male
Mississippi
Petal
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-25.663513%-30.943825%-25.663513%26%25.663513%1.455553%30.943825%5.332028%27.119065%27%1,1121,091-47.680591%-42.335739%-47.680591%48%47.680591%5.911256%42.335739%4.786475%53.591847%54%2,0662,156-15.416571%-13.526877%-2.415044%-15.416571%15%15.416571%0.989097%13.526877%16.405667%16%668660-2.883420%-8.355906%-3.075055%-7.703460%-11.239326%11%2.883420%3.075055%2.883420%3%487116
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Petal
Female Male
Mississippi
Petal
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40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-25.663513%-30.943825%-25.663513%26%25.663513%1.455553%30.943825%5.332028%27.119065%27%1,1121,091-46.088161%-40.028436%-46.088161%46%46.088161%5.639406%40.028436%4.323502%51.727566%52%1,9972,081-1.317425%-2.398246%-2.657112%-0.675291%-3.715670%4%1.317425%2.657112%1.317425%1%16153-1.592430%-2.307303%-1.592430%2%1.592430%0.271850%2.307303%0.462973%1.864280%2%6975-2.883420%-8.355906%-3.075055%-7.703460%-11.239326%11%2.883420%3.075055%2.883420%3%487116-11.700900%-10.869765%-1.739753%-11.700900%12%11.700900%3.387343%10.869765%15.088243%15%507607
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Petal
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1729.487%29.5%44.186%44.2%39.841%39.8%64.322%64.3%49.813%49.8%54.839%54.8%75.481%75.5%75.564%75.6%61.034%61.0%90.323%90.3%49.755%49.8%75.652%75.7%77.340%77.3%53.187%53.2%70.425%70.4%87.206%87.2%56.481%56.5%72.756%72.8%65.580%65.6%32.344%32.3%33.333%33.3%29.730%29.7%6.977%6.98%25.000%25.0%6.103%6.10%0.000%0%3.099%3.10%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Petal
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%19.124%19.1%4.523%4.52%15.485%15.5%40.054%40.1%8.173%8.17%22.180%22.2%27.586%27.6%6.810%6.81%28.922%28.9%24.348%24.3%13.547%13.5%36.703%36.7%25.693%25.7%3.916%3.92%28.241%28.2%23.718%23.7%14.855%14.9%19.288%19.3%5.051%5.05%0.000%0%4.264%4.26%5.723%5.72%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Petal
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%4.020%4.02%1.306%1.31%2.957%2.96%5.288%5.29%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.867%2.87%0.000%0%0.000%0%7.389%7.39%10.110%10.1%3.882%3.88%8.877%8.88%15.278%15.3%3.526%3.53%19.565%19.6%48.368%48.4%61.616%61.6%70.270%70.3%88.760%88.8%69.277%69.3%93.897%93.9%100.000%100%96.901%96.9%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Petal
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1770.513%70.5%55.814%55.8%41.036%41.0%27.136%27.1%33.396%33.4%2.151%2.15%11.058%11.1%2.256%2.26%11.379%11.4%0.000%0%21.324%21.3%0.000%0%1.724%1.72%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Mississippi.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Petal
Petal
Mississippi
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17612284713584294645567153492901761011311
Count number of married in age cohort in Petal

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Petal
Petal
Mississippi
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2Other2White1White HispanicMixed2Black2-20.754717%-31.428940%-1.332646%-4.840512%-20.754717%21%79.245283%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%57.583183%4.814719%79.245283%79%53-34.146341%-40.871294%-4.283585%-8.358456%-34.146341%34%61.788618%-0.000000%4.065041%-0.000000%43.150571%3.336094%65.853659%66%246-21.246416%-1.750415%-14.380564%-23.442589%-1.834082%-12.488619%-37.377396%37%54.293044%8.329561%54.632677%7.602033%62.622604%63%6,627-43.000000%-6.666667%-42.472795%-2.455296%-6.963963%-49.666667%50%50.333333%0.000000%-0.000000%45.387434%2.720512%50.333333%50%300-46.400000%-8.800000%-44.607950%-4.973936%-11.620330%-55.200000%55%44.800000%-0.000000%0.000000%32.754127%6.043658%44.800000%45%125-51.044776%-7.761194%-14.925373%-49.160832%-4.916432%-11.122480%-73.731343%74%22.189055%4.079602%28.156245%6.644012%26.268657%26%1,005
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Petal

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
41%47%53%59%65%72%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
9.8%12.5%15.1%17.6%20.2%22.9%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.2%3.7%5.1%6.6%8.1%9.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
12.1%16.7%21.2%25.7%30.3%34.8%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Petal

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25%37%48%58%69%81%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
1%8%13%19%25%31%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
1.5%4.3%7.1%9.9%12.7%15.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
7%14%20%26%32%38%
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Marital Status by Place in the Hattiesburg Area

There are 12 places in the Hattiesburg Area. This section compares Petal to all of the places in the Hattiesburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Petal.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Petal, selected other places in the Hattiesburg Area, and entities that contain Petal
0%20%40%Count#PetalZIP 39465SumrallPetalGlendaleEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthMississippiHattiesburgNew AugustaRawls SpringsPurvisArnold LineW HattiesburgForrestLumbertonBeaumontHattiesburgRichton57.065076%57.065076%57%8,80456.294551%56.294551%56%9,31953.079848%53.079848%53%698150.526568%50.526568%51%4,222249.896337%49.896337%50%722348.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M44.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.410355%44.410355%44%52,54552.5k42.508143%42.508143%43%261442.488789%42.488789%42%379541.874682%41.874682%42%822641.605482%41.605482%42%850741.552405%41.552405%42%1,788838.774547%38.774547%39%23,83223.8k35.344262%35.344262%35%539930.486358%30.486358%30%2571026.460712%26.460712%26%10,24410.2k1122.800496%22.800496%23%18412
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 12 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in Mississippi

There are 362 places in Mississippi. This section compares Petal to the 50 most populous places in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Petal. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,969.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Petal, selected other places in Mississippi, and entities that contain Petal
0%20%40%60%Count#MadisonDiamondheadBrandonPetalZIP 39465HernandoOlive BranchFlowoodPetalSouthavenClintonOcean SpringsLong BeachEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthByramNew AlbanyGautierD'IbervilleBoonevilleMississippiPicayuneBay St. LouisTupeloHattiesburgRidgelandCorinthHorn LakeBiloxiPearlGulf HillsBrookhavenWest PointSt. MartinPascagoulaForrestGulfportMcCombMeridianMoss PointNatchezSenatobiaCantonStarkvilleLaurelClevelandGrenadaColumbusVicksburgGreenvilleIndianolaClarksdaleOxfordJacksonGreenwoodHattiesburgYazoo City65.442038%65.442038%65%12,84312.8k165.332574%65.332574%65%4,587259.892753%59.892753%60%10,83410.8k357.065076%57.065076%57%8,80456.294551%56.294551%56%9,31953.877174%53.877174%54%6,413451.864226%51.864226%52%14,59214.6k550.936277%50.936277%51%3,645650.526568%50.526568%51%4,222748.785773%48.785773%49%19,58719.6k848.559468%48.559468%49%9,860948.549719%48.549719%49%6,6451048.536324%48.536324%49%5,8861148.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.588146%47.588146%48%4,4001247.355201%47.355201%47%3,2051346.773645%46.773645%47%6,8791446.355313%46.355313%46%4,0001545.382817%45.382817%45%3,1061644.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.478564%44.478564%44%3,7661744.461174%44.461174%44%4,1341844.439635%44.439635%44%13,34713.3k1944.410355%44.410355%44%52,54552.5k44.182341%44.182341%44%8,5972043.784910%43.784910%44%5,2522143.097310%43.097310%43%8,7162243.079139%43.079139%43%15,55215.6k2342.704040%42.704040%43%8,8062442.133176%42.133176%42%2,8602539.927159%39.927159%40%3,8372639.274304%39.274304%39%3,4422738.882804%38.882804%39%2,4852838.880257%38.880257%39%7,0072938.774547%38.774547%39%23,83223.8k37.712230%37.712230%38%21,39021.4k3036.432478%36.432478%36%3,4643136.408922%36.408922%36%11,47511.5k3235.788157%35.788157%36%4,2913335.715462%35.715462%36%4,3383435.307748%35.307748%35%2,4383534.705126%34.705126%35%3,7783633.474210%33.474210%33%6,9703732.937335%32.937335%33%4,7413832.932081%32.932081%33%3,3653932.752782%32.752782%33%3,3854032.545777%32.545777%33%6,6124131.918170%31.918170%32%5,8044231.006991%31.006991%31%7,8954330.901398%30.901398%31%2,4104429.844689%29.844689%30%3,8244528.873541%28.873541%29%5,3934628.365892%28.365892%28%38,18938.2k4727.696321%27.696321%28%3,0794826.460712%26.460712%26%10,24410.2k4922.349674%22.349674%22%1,85150
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Petal to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Petal. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Petal, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Petal
0%20%40%Count#PlanoPetalZIP 39465ChesapeakePetalGarlandVirginia BchIrvingAmarilloEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthLaredoEl PasoOklahoma CityCorpus ChristiFort WorthArlingtonMississippiHattiesburgArlingtonHuntsvilleFayettevilleLexington-FayetteJacksonvilleTulsaCharlotteSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonHialeahRaleighLubbockWinston-SalemDurhamLittle RockAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasColumbusGreensboroForrestSt. PetersburgMontgomeryMobileTampaShreveportOrlandoAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…NorfolkMiamiMemphisBaton RougeNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamAtlantaBaltimoreRichmond57.578439%57.578439%58%129,506130k157.065076%57.065076%57%8,80456.294551%56.294551%56%9,31952.305110%52.305110%52%97,53797.5k250.526568%50.526568%51%4,22250.138594%50.138594%50%90,08090.1k350.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k448.649288%48.649288%49%86,37086.4k548.473062%48.473062%48%73,77673.8k648.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M46.981030%46.981030%47%84,47884.5k746.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k846.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k946.139372%46.139372%46%116,716117k1045.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k1145.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k1244.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.410355%44.410355%44%52,54552.5k43.751105%43.751105%44%84,16484.2k1343.589744%43.589744%44%67,74567.7k1443.486083%43.486083%43%70,33770.3k1542.899227%42.899227%43%109,656110k1642.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1742.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1842.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1942.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k2041.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k2141.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k2241.390009%41.390009%41%83,64383.6k2340.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2440.547232%40.547232%41%79,43079.4k2540.442215%40.442215%40%76,74876.7k2640.340439%40.340439%40%81,90481.9k2740.263690%40.263690%40%63,94863.9k2839.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2939.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k3039.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k3139.674300%39.674300%40%62,97763.0k3239.140568%39.140568%39%90,01990.0k3338.774547%38.774547%39%23,83223.8k38.727687%38.727687%39%83,65883.7k3437.536285%37.536285%38%60,64760.6k3536.904453%36.904453%37%58,31958.3k3636.516643%36.516643%37%107,723108k3735.120519%35.120519%35%55,26655.3k3834.930146%34.930146%35%75,08275.1k3934.743792%34.743792%35%54,67754.7k4034.591555%34.591555%35%70,12470.1k4134.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4231.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4330.404410%30.404410%30%57,14657.1k4429.941547%29.941547%30%94,71294.7k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4627.949199%27.949199%28%48,87748.9k4726.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4926.357565%26.357565%26%48,15048.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Petal to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Petal. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Petal, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Petal
0%20%40%Count#PetalZIP 39465San JoseColorado SpgsPetalVirginia BchEast South CentralUnited StatesSouthMesaWichitaEl PasoOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonMississippiOmahaHattiesburgSan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverForrestIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit57.065076%57.065076%57%8,80456.294551%56.294551%56%9,31950.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.526568%50.526568%51%4,22250.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k348.285867%48.285867%48%7,332,9257.33M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.893501%47.893501%48%46,160,11846.2M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k446.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.629308%44.629308%45%1,062,5351.06M44.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1044.410355%44.410355%44%52,54552.5k43.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.774547%38.774547%39%23,83223.8k38.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Petal aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Mississippi
County:
Forrest
Metro Area:
Hattiesburg Area
Districts:
3, 4
ZIP Code:
39465
Unified School Districts:
Forrest County, Petal
Congressional District:
MS-4
State Senate Districts:
MS-42, MS-45
State House District:
MS-104
Nearby Cities:
Ellisville, Hattiesburg, Purvis
Nearby Towns:
New Augusta, Richton, Sumrall
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Arnold Line, Glendale, Rawls Springs, West Hattiesburg