2024 population: 156,575 ( 2,667 from 2020)
Land area: 1609.9 square miles
Population density: 97.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	99,537	63.57%	0.2%
Black:	45,860	29.29%	2.9%
Indian:	417	0.27%	11.8%
Asian:	2,086	1.33%	11.0%
2+ races:	2,309	1.47%	15.8%
Hispanic:	6,366	4.07%	10.6%

Total non-White:	57,038	36.43%	4.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,014	13.0
Deaths:	7,172	11.6
Net Migration:	921	1.5
Net Immigration:	917	1.5

Change in White population:	207	0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,460	1.6

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
153,908
99,330	64.54%
44,578	28.96%
373	0.24%
1,879	1.22%
1,994	1.30%
5,754	3.74%
54,578	35.46%

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
18,322	12.8
11,976	8.4
-370	-0.3
1,320	0.9

3,754	2.6
7,312	5.1

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):

2024
Number	Percent
35.5
40,665	26.0%
115,910	74.0%
26,246	16.8%

67,478
2.50

44,306	65.7%
31,439	71.0%
5,807	13.1%
23,172	34.3%

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%

2024 Housing Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,460	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,005	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,071	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,493	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,371	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,958	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,416	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,571	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,832	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,110	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,474	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,768	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,392	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,287	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,876	5.7%
$200,000 or more	4,394	6.5%

Median Household Income	58,927
Per Capita Income	33,465

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,701	5.5%
Public Assistance	1,281	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,768	14.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	72,719	67.6%
Unemployed	4,191	3.9%
In Armed Forces	818	0.8%

Total Labor Force	77,728	72.2%
Not in Labor Force	29,901	27.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	28,376	24,953	53.2%
Non-Profit	1,364	2,409	36.2%
Self-Employed	4,333	3,257	57.1%

Local Government	2,050	2,913	41.3%
State Government	2,571	4,818	34.8%
Federal Government	971	834	53.8%

Total Private + Self	32,709	28,210	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,956	10,974	38.8%
Total	39,665	39,184	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	18.0%
Pct. Private + Self	77.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,112	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,203	21.7%
Professional, Technical	18,184	23.0%
Service Occupations	12,774	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	221	0.3%
All others	19,899	25.1%

White Collar		58.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,321	15.6%
Educational services	9,691	12.2%
Retail trade	9,454	11.9%
Manufacturing	8,413	10.6%
Accommodation and food services	7,276	9.2%
Construction	5,478	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,561	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,269	4.1%
Other services	3,246	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,891	3.7%
Public administration	2,869	3.6%
Finance and insurance	2,833	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,652	2.1%
Wholesale trade	1,547	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,286	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	970	1.2%
Information	791	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	781	1.0%
Utilities	750	0.9%
Management	93	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,055	1.76%
Puerto Rican	682	0.39%
Cuban	169	0.10%
Dominican	7	0.00%

Total Central American	1,301	0.75%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	384	0.22%
Honduran	613	0.35%
Nicaraguan	60	0.03%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	244	0.14%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	467	0.27%
Argentinean	15	0.01%
Bolivian	8	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	121	0.07%
Ecuadorian	111	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	71	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	141	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	853	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	445	0.26%
Vietnamese	256	0.15%
Filipino	209	0.12%
Indian	148	0.09%
Korean	122	0.07%
Japanese	104	0.06%
Indonesian	6	0.00%
Thai	5	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	156,962	96.3%
Spanish	3,663	2.2%
Chinese	584	0.4%
Other Indo-European	499	0.3%
Other	335	0.2%
Vietnamese	265	0.2%
Other Asian	164	0.1%
Tagalog	125	0.1%
Arabic	111	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	26,652	15.4%
English	17,999	10.4%
Irish	14,917	8.6%
German	11,607	6.7%
Scottish	4,312	2.5%
French	3,866	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	3,184	1.8%
Italian	2,189	1.3%
European	1,499	0.9%
British	980	0.6%
Greek	682	0.4%
Polish	670	0.4%
Norwegian	654	0.4%
African	548	0.3%
Dutch	446	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	170,791	98.4%
Not a citizen	2,791	1.6%

Native	169,121	97.4%
Foreign-born	4,461	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,062	2.7%	7,206	6.4%	32,046	28.6%	36,698	32.8%	19,774	17.7%	13,183	11.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,062	2.7%
9-12 Years	7,206	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	32,046	28.6%
Some College	36,698	32.8%
Bach. Degree	19,774	17.7%
Grad Degree	13,183	11.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	108,386	101,096	7,290	6.7%
1991	106,880	99,347	7,533	7.0%
1992	107,218	99,275	7,943	7.4%
1993	108,497	102,137	6,360	5.9%
1994	113,712	108,094	5,618	4.9%
1995	116,838	111,632	5,206	4.5%
1996	117,783	112,575	5,208	4.4%
1997	118,840	114,515	4,325	3.6%
1998	118,942	114,567	4,375	3.7%
1999	118,807	114,438	4,369	3.7%

2000	128,690	122,693	5,997	4.7%
2001	128,790	123,367	5,423	4.2%
2002	129,683	122,872	6,811	5.3%
2003	131,535	125,025	6,510	4.9%
2004	133,471	126,513	6,958	5.2%
2005	135,004	126,601	8,403	6.2%
2006	137,141	130,552	6,589	4.8%
2007	139,809	132,929	6,880	4.9%
2008	139,329	131,550	7,779	5.6%
2009	137,965	127,521	10,444	7.6%

2010	141,330	128,928	12,402	8.8%
2011	145,400	132,479	12,921	8.9%
2012	143,877	132,438	11,439	8.0%
2013	137,772	127,492	10,280	7.5%
2014	135,919	126,936	8,983	6.6%
2015	139,641	131,491	8,150	5.8%
2016	142,184	134,482	7,702	5.4%
2017	143,835	137,187	6,648	4.6%
2018	144,115	137,852	6,263	4.3%
2019	145,574	138,359	7,215	5.0%

2020	143,923	133,629	10,294	7.2%
2021	146,252	139,040	7,212	4.9%
2022	146,743	141,609	5,134	3.5%
2023	145,584	141,527	4,057	2.8%
2024	148,194	143,822	4,372	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	75,333
Median Value	$178,615

Occupied	67,478	89.6%
Vacant	7,855	10.4%

Owned	44,337	65.7%
Rented	23,141	34.3%
Median Rent	$978

Single-Family Units	49,362	65.5%
Detached	48,307	64.1%
Attached	1,055	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,295	13.7%
Mobile Homes	10,540	14.0%

Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area