Petal, MS
11,294Residents
$74,750Median household income
$1,047/moMedian gross rent
$174,900Median home value
37.0Median age
28%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
70%Homes lived in by their owners
2.3×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 17% of the median household income in Petal.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $42,000 a year. In Mississippi that leaves roughly $2,854 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $40,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.