2024 population: 174,590 ( 2,343 from 2020)
Land area: 2023.7 square miles
Population density: 86.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	110,256	63.15%	0.1%
Black:	52,268	29.94%	2.2%
Indian:	450	0.26%	10.3%
Asian:	2,185	1.25%	10.6%
2+ races:	2,578	1.48%	16.8%
Hispanic:	6,853	3.93%	10.7%

Total non-White:	64,334	36.85%	3.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,058	13.1
Deaths:	8,456	12.3
Net Migration:	843	1.2
Net Immigration:	903	1.3

Change in White population:	-89	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,432	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
172,247
110,345	64.06%
51,118	29.68%
408	0.24%
1,976	1.15%
2,207	1.28%
6,193	3.60%
61,902	35.94%

2010
142,842
95,576	66.91%
40,239	28.17%
293	0.21%
1,215	0.85%
1,439	1.01%
3,961	2.77%
47,266	33.09%

2000
123,812
88,509	71.49%
31,965	25.82%
230	0.19%
817	0.66%
744	0.60%
1,460	1.18%
35,303	28.51%

1990
109,603
81,022	73.92%
27,014	24.65%
232	0.21%
537	0.49%
n/a
798	0.73%
28,581	26.08%

1980
99,703
75,892	76.12%
22,090	22.16%
117	0.12%
416	0.42%
n/a
1,168	1.17%
23,811	23.88%

1970
82,123
63,081	76.81%
18,461	22.48%
61	0.07%
73	0.09%
n/a
394	0.48%
19,042	23.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,737	14.5
14,405	10.1
-1,324	-0.9
1,356	0.9

14,769	10.3
14,636	10.2

Number	Rate
2000's
18,890	15.3
10,689	8.6
10,409	8.4
1,331	1.1

7,067	5.7
11,963	9.7

Number	Rate
1990's
18,124	16.5
10,709	9.8
9,526	8.7
330	0.3

7,487	6.8
6,722	6.1

Number	Rate
1980's
17,299	17.4
9,487	9.5
2,865	2.9
n/a

5,130	5.1
4,770	4.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,670	10.6
n/a

12,811	15.6
4,769	5.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.3
40,235	11.6%
306,602	88.4%
25,205	7.3%

65,663
2.55

43,220	65.8%
30,295	70.1%
5,828	13.5%
22,443	34.2%

2010
Number	Percent
32.6
35,425	24.8%
107,417	75.2%
16,404	11.5%

54,962
2.53

36,004	65.5%
24,423	67.8%
5,248	14.6%
18,958	34.5%

2000
Number	Percent
31.3
32,181	26.0%
91,631	74.0%
13,312	10.8%

46,011
2.56

31,572	68.6%
23,207	73.5%
3,894	12.3%
14,439	31.4%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
30,219	27.6%
79,384	72.4%
12,288	11.2%

39,750
2.64

28,285	71.2%
21,416	75.7%
3,619	12.8%
11,465	28.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
29,833	29.9%
69,870	70.1%
10,388	10.4%

34,141
2.79

25,394	74.4%
20,677	81.4%
2,191	8.6%
8,747	25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,646	7.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,278	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,348	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,539	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,649	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,083	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,769	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,944	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,659	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,779	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,113	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,725	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,018	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,497	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,942	6.0%
$200,000 or more	3,674	5.6%

Median Household Income	55,364
Per Capita Income	31,142

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,108	6.3%
Public Assistance	1,195	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,416	15.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	71,468	66.2%
Unemployed	5,215	4.8%
In Armed Forces	917	0.8%

Total Labor Force	77,600	71.9%
Not in Labor Force	30,386	28.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,831	24,322	53.4%
Non-Profit	1,442	2,389	37.6%
Self-Employed	4,098	2,648	60.7%

Local Government	1,882	3,537	34.7%
State Government	2,736	4,456	38.0%
Federal Government	877	726	54.7%

Total Private + Self	31,929	26,970	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,937	11,108	38.4%
Total	38,866	38,078	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,301	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,936	23.2%
Professional, Technical	17,342	22.5%
Service Occupations	13,068	16.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	120	0.2%
All others	18,570	24.0%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,330	16.0%
Retail trade	9,609	12.4%
Educational services	9,198	11.9%
Manufacturing	8,339	10.8%
Accommodation and food services	7,022	9.1%
Construction	5,366	6.9%
Other services	3,613	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3,594	4.7%
Public administration	3,072	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,825	3.7%
Finance and insurance	2,225	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,184	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,601	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,591	2.1%
Wholesale trade	1,533	2.0%
Information	927	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	849	1.1%
Utilities	754	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	570	0.7%
Management	15	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,886	1.68%
Puerto Rican	987	0.57%
Cuban	136	0.08%
Dominican	10	0.01%

Total Central American	727	0.42%
Costa Rican	18	0.01%
Guatemalan	396	0.23%
Honduran	56	0.03%
Nicaraguan	35	0.02%
Panamanian	12	0.01%
Salvadoran	210	0.12%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	219	0.13%
Argentinean	17	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	111	0.06%
Ecuadorian	17	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	25	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	49	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	802	0.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	455	0.26%
Chinese	339	0.20%
Filipino	222	0.13%
Indian	218	0.13%
Korean	109	0.06%
Japanese	95	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	156,200	96.7%
Spanish	2,919	1.8%
Chinese	531	0.3%
Vietnamese	467	0.3%
Other Indo-European	356	0.2%
Other Asian	198	0.1%
German, other Germanic	196	0.1%
Other	177	0.1%
Arabic	155	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	28,481	16.5%
Irish	15,968	9.3%
English	14,863	8.6%
German	11,506	6.7%
French	4,828	2.8%
Scottish	4,662	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	3,954	2.3%
Italian	2,135	1.2%
European	1,631	0.9%
Welsh	842	0.5%
British	817	0.5%
Greek	795	0.5%
Norwegian	692	0.4%
Dutch	657	0.4%
Polish	631	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	170,036	98.8%
Not a citizen	2,140	1.2%

Native	168,377	97.8%
Foreign-born	3,799	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,730	3.4%	8,214	7.4%	30,875	27.9%	36,821	33.3%	18,233	16.5%	12,613	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,730	3.4%
9-12 Years	8,214	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,875	27.9%
Some College	36,821	33.3%
Bach. Degree	18,233	16.5%
Grad Degree	12,613	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	115,688	107,740	7,948	6.9%
1991	114,426	106,086	8,340	7.3%
1992	114,612	106,042	8,570	7.5%
1993	116,236	109,340	6,896	5.9%
1994	122,312	116,218	6,094	5.0%
1995	125,640	119,988	5,652	4.5%
1996	126,388	120,642	5,746	4.5%
1997	127,122	122,352	4,770	3.8%
1998	127,290	122,432	4,858	3.8%
1999	127,096	122,262	4,834	3.8%

2000	137,068	130,614	6,454	4.7%
2001	136,994	131,158	5,836	4.3%
2002	138,102	130,810	7,292	5.3%
2003	140,234	133,258	6,976	5.0%
2004	142,370	134,924	7,446	5.2%
2005	143,800	134,796	9,004	6.3%
2006	145,672	138,614	7,058	4.8%
2007	148,554	141,202	7,352	4.9%
2008	148,050	139,746	8,304	5.6%
2009	146,552	135,410	11,142	7.6%

2010	149,582	136,368	13,214	8.8%
2011	153,958	140,254	13,704	8.9%
2012	152,326	140,186	12,140	8.0%
2013	145,732	134,828	10,904	7.5%
2014	143,732	134,228	9,504	6.6%
2015	147,582	138,962	8,620	5.8%
2016	150,300	142,148	8,152	5.4%
2017	151,926	144,878	7,048	4.6%
2018	152,192	145,558	6,634	4.4%
2019	153,800	146,182	7,618	5.0%

2020	152,302	141,432	10,870	7.1%
2021	154,478	146,848	7,630	4.9%
2022	154,946	149,524	5,422	3.5%
2023	153,702	149,424	4,278	2.8%
2024	155,672	151,084	4,588	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	74,649
Median Value	$159,244

Occupied	65,663	88.0%
Vacant	8,986	12.0%

Owned	41,937	63.9%
Rented	23,726	36.1%
Median Rent	$921

Single-Family Units	48,188	64.6%
Detached	47,429	63.5%
Attached	759	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,299	13.8%
Mobile Homes	10,996	14.7%

Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area