Hattiesburg is a metro area of 155,434 people. 3% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $188,730. The median age is 35.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. The population is up 26% since 2000. 18.1% of people across the metro live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,646, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hattiesburg
What changed most since 1990
White share73.9% → 63.6%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.7% → 3.9%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate25.2% → 18.1%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Among the 20 metro and micro areas based in Mississippi
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.2%(2,321)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(2,488)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.4%(2,654)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(188)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,940 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hattiesburg, decade by decade
Hattiesburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
109,603
$46,265
$111,222
18.8%
47.3
2000
123,812
$55,776
$127,033
22.6%
52.8
2010
142,842
$57,727
$180,252
26.8%
59.0
2020
153,891
$61,497
$170,804
28.7%
65.8
2024
155,434
$60,646
$188,730
30.9%
62.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
