Hattiesburg

Population: 48,507
Median household income: $44,140
Median home value: $153,600

Located in Forrest County, Mississippi, Hattiesburg is a community with a population of 48,507. At $44,140, its median household income sits below Forrest County's $52,821.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hattiesburg's population grew 5.2% from 46,098 to 48,507, while its median home value rose 35.7% from $113,200 to $153,600.

30.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.20 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,507
Median age: 28.7 yrs
Median household income: $44,140
Median home value: $153,600
Median gross rent: $995
Housing units: 22,941
Homeownership rate: 36.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,09848,507

Median household income

$34,735$44,140

Median home value

$113,200$153,600

Median gross rent

$791$995

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,098	$34,735	$113,200	$791
2020	46,010	$36,111	$110,500	$808
2021	47,074	$38,293	$131,300	$862
2022	48,466	$41,024	$146,600	$936
2023	48,507	$44,140	$153,600	$995

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2422.3%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,117	6.4%
5 to 17	6,604	13.6%
18 to 24	10,840	22.3%
25 to 34	8,837	18.2%
35 to 44	4,696	9.7%
45 to 54	3,862	8.0%
55 to 64	4,563	9.4%
65 to 74	3,199	6.6%
75 and over	2,789	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,828	38.8%
Black or African American	24,799	51.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	69	0.1%
Asian	366	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	166	0.3%
Some other race	32	0.1%
Two or more races	1,723	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,524	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,637	9.4%
High school graduate	6,744	24.1%
Some college or associate's	8,787	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,933	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,845	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,567	80.2%
Carpooled	1,728	7.5%
Public transit	173	0.7%
Walked	574	2.5%
Bicycle	224	1.0%
Worked from home	1,041	4.5%
Other means	851	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,499	52.0%
15 to 29 min	7,248	32.8%
30 to 44 min	2,165	9.8%
45 to 59 min	475	2.1%
60+ min	730	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 30.4% (13,535 of 44,467)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,181	50.3%
Nonfamily households	10,044	49.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,225	88.2%
Vacant	2,716	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,377	36.5%
Renter-occupied	12,848	63.5%

1-unit, detached50.1%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units20.6%

20 or more units14.4%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,484	50.1%
1-unit, attached	348	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2,627	11.5%
5 to 19 units	4,717	20.6%
20 or more units	3,304	14.4%
Mobile home & other	461	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2831020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 53 sq mi
Water area: 1.04 sq mi
Center point: 31.3073, -89.3174