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Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS CSA

238,763 Population
2,981 square miles 80.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,343 ±$1,881 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$57,413 ±$6,298 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.5% ±2.6% (40,604  ±5,971) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.5 minutes ±0.7 (2,443,220  ±88,363) 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

95,576 ±2,110 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (232,094  ±3,545) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±1.3% (2,436  ±794) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

104,556 ±1,576 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$181,900 ±$11,438 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.3% ±1.8% (24,274  ±4,161.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.6% ±3.5% (143,335  ±5,980.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.9% ±2.1% (42,107  ±3,317.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

4% ±0.5% (9,008  ±1,109.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.2% ±0.7% (7,522  ±1,704) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±0.9% (11,368  ±1,574) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
11,368 Total veterans ±1,574 10,326 Male ±1,348 1,042 Female ±620

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