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Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

155,835 Population
1,609.9 square miles 96.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,593 ±$2,048 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$55,336 ±$3,516 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16.7% ±2.5% (25,108  ±3,809) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.7 minutes ±1.8 (1,586,165  ±150,026) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

61,290 ±1,697 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (150,545  ±2,095) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.5% ±2.4% (2,265  ±1,009) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

67,253 ±917 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$192,000 ±$14,015 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.5% ±2.6% (19,260  ±4,079.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.2% ±4.7% (93,500  ±5,160.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
33.7% ±3% (34,134  ±3,139.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.7% ±1.2% (5,685  ±1,788) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.1% ±1.3% (7,297  ±1,573) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,297 Total veterans ±1,573 6,105 Male ±1,192 1,192 Female ±785

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