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Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

156,411 Population
1,609.9 square miles 97.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,989 ±$2,184 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$61,871 ±$4,479 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.6% ±3.4% (25,080  ±5,111) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.8 minutes ±0.9 (1,606,790  ±70,248) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

61,958 ±1,450 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (151,243  ±2,025) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3% ±1.3% (1,235  ±525) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

67,818 ±1,078 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$216,100 ±$13,844 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±2.2% (16,089  ±3,348.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.5% ±4.7% (93,031  ±4,967) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33% ±2.9% (33,137  ±2,959.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

3.4% ±1% (5,382  ±1,558) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.6% ±1% (6,717  ±1,183) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,717 Total veterans ±1,183 6,242 Male ±1,077 475 Female ±353

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