ZIP 39465 · Petal
Who lives in ZIP code 39465 (Petal, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Petal, MS · Forrest County
uszips 2026
People22,882
Median age37.0
Household income$74,035
Home value$170,691
Median rent$1,001/mo
Poverty10.4%
College degree+24.0%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Wider region
- Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 72 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,995
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.1% are 65 or older; 73.8% are adults.
Household income
32.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,488.
Education (adults 25+)
36.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.4%
- Never married
- 24.2%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 54.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.3%
- Rent burden
- 24.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 2.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.8%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 17.4%
- No health insurance
- 10.5%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.