2022 population: 313,918 ( 2,359 from 2010 , 360 from 2020)
Land area: 5384.2 square miles
Population density: 58.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	198,472	63.22%	1.9%
Black:	97,968	31.21%	2.5%
Indian:	994	0.32%	39.4%
Asian:	2,526	0.80%	46.0%
2+ races:	3,834	1.22%	51.2%
Hispanic:	10,124	3.23%	19.9%

Total non-White:	115,446	36.78%	5.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,777	14.0
Deaths:	9,344	14.9
Net Migration:	7	0.0
Net Immigration:	152	0.2

Change in White population:	-3,918	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,277	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
311,559
202,390	64.96%
95,579	30.68%
713	0.23%
1,730	0.56%
2,535	0.81%
8,445	2.71%
109,169	35.04%

2000
289,319
197,377	68.22%
85,269	29.47%
594	0.21%
1,140	0.39%
1,427	0.49%
3,391	1.17%
91,942	31.78%

1990
265,134
187,559	70.74%
74,850	28.23%
531	0.20%
813	0.31%
n/a
1,381	0.52%
77,575	29.26%

1980
254,727
184,446	72.41%
67,226	26.39%
228	0.09%
536	0.21%
n/a
2,228	0.87%
70,281	27.59%

1970
221,558
160,910	72.63%
59,659	26.93%
245	0.11%
131	0.06%
n/a
529	0.24%
60,648	27.37%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
42,437	14.7
27,786	9.6
6,081	2.1
3,093	1.1

5,013	1.7
17,227	6.0

Number	Rate
1990's
42,388	16.0
27,891	10.5
9,733	3.7
496	0.2

9,818	3.7
14,367	5.4

Number	Rate
1980's
43,269	17.0
25,216	9.9
-5,035	-2.0
n/a

3,113	1.2
7,294	2.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
10,885	4.9
n/a

23,536	10.6
9,633	4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS Market 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
36.8
71,107	22.7%
242,811	77.3%
48,209	15.4%

112,945
2.59

75,142	66.5%
52,257	69.5%
9,604	12.8%
37,803	33.5%

2010
Number	Percent
35.4
78,610	25.2%
232,949	74.8%
41,225	13.2%

118,897
2.56

81,294	68.4%
55,515	68.3%
10,890	13.4%
37,603	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
33.5
77,298	26.7%
212,021	73.3%
36,050	12.5%

107,443
2.60

77,167	71.8%
56,492	73.2%
9,195	11.9%
30,276	28.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
75,751	28.6%
189,383	71.4%
33,799	12.7%

95,238
2.71

70,822	74.4%
54,707	77.2%
7,864	11.1%
24,416	25.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
78,926	31.0%
175,801	69.0%
30,274	11.9%

86,282
2.87

66,995	77.6%
55,404	82.7%
5,029	7.5%
19,287	22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,463	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,648	6.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,566	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,459	6.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,264	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,680	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,607	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,633	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,525	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,681	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,289	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,916	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,793	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,482	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,921	5.2%
$200,000 or more	5,018	4.4%

Median Household Income	50,725
Per Capita Income	28,555

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,307	7.4%
Public Assistance	2,270	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17,736	15.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	117,754	64.4%
Unemployed	7,998	4.4%
In Armed Forces	1,033	0.6%

Total Labor Force	126,785	69.3%
Not in Labor Force	56,101	30.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	47,216	40,120	54.1%
Non-Profit	2,367	3,853	38.1%
Self-Employed	7,888	4,248	65.0%

Local Government	3,433	5,467	38.6%
State Government	4,048	6,852	37.1%
Federal Government	1,163	1,012	53.5%

Total Private + Self	55,104	44,368	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,011	17,184	39.1%
Total	66,115	61,552	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,180	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	28,595	22.3%
Professional, Technical	27,045	21.1%
Service Occupations	21,243	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	704	0.5%
All others	36,221	28.2%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	19,591	255.1%
Manufacturing	16,477	214.6%
Retail trade	16,251	211.6%
Educational services	13,927	181.4%
Accommodation and food services	9,814	127.8%
Construction	9,549	124.4%
Other services	6,070	79.0%
Transportation and warehousing	5,939	77.3%
Public administration	4,888	63.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,373	56.9%
Finance and insurance	3,797	49.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,507	45.7%
Wholesale trade	2,690	35.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,574	33.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,107	27.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,997	26.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,927	25.1%
Utilities	1,402	18.3%
Information	1,383	18.0%
Management	21	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,085	2.03%
Puerto Rican	1,143	0.38%
Cuban	155	0.05%
Dominican	10	0.00%

Total Central American	1,574	0.53%
Costa Rican	18	0.01%
Guatemalan	955	0.32%
Honduran	220	0.07%
Nicaraguan	35	0.01%
Panamanian	58	0.02%
Salvadoran	288	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	291	0.10%
Argentinean	32	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	111	0.04%
Ecuadorian	17	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	25	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	49	0.02%
Other South American	57	0.02%

Other Hispanic	955	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	500	0.17%
Chinese	359	0.12%
Indian	273	0.09%
Filipino	268	0.09%
Korean	128	0.04%
Japanese	95	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	271,179	96.5%
Spanish	6,900	2.5%
Vietnamese	539	0.2%
Chinese	531	0.2%
Other Indo-European	503	0.2%
Other	343	0.1%
German, other Germanic	237	0.1%
Other Asian	216	0.1%
Arabic	185	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	48,647	16.2%
English	25,377	8.5%
Irish	23,006	7.7%
German	15,578	5.2%
French	6,373	2.1%
Scottish	6,126	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	5,021	1.7%
Italian	3,079	1.0%
European	3,004	1.0%
British	1,345	0.4%
Welsh	1,041	0.3%
African	952	0.3%
Norwegian	932	0.3%
Greek	813	0.3%
Dutch	805	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	295,557	98.6%
Not a citizen	4,213	1.4%

Native	293,316	97.8%
Foreign-born	6,454	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,899	4.6%	15,538	8.0%	60,644	31.1%	64,078	32.8%	27,270	14.0%	18,799	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,899	4.6%
9-12 Years	15,538	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	60,644	31.1%
Some College	64,078	32.8%
Bach. Degree	27,270	14.0%
Grad Degree	18,799	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	111,495	103,346	8,149	7.3%
1991	111,347	102,041	9,306	8.4%
1992	112,223	102,735	9,488	8.5%
1993	113,351	105,848	7,503	6.6%
1994	117,279	110,696	6,583	5.6%
1995	119,146	113,239	5,907	5.0%
1996	120,468	114,922	5,546	4.6%
1997	121,255	116,002	5,253	4.3%
1998	122,000	116,963	5,037	4.1%
1999	122,155	117,061	5,094	4.2%

2000	125,199	119,058	6,141	4.9%
2001	123,841	118,040	5,801	4.7%
2002	123,646	116,575	7,071	5.7%
2003	125,314	118,511	6,803	5.4%
2004	126,911	119,799	7,112	5.6%
2005	128,308	119,943	8,365	6.5%
2006	129,794	123,323	6,471	5.0%
2007	131,698	124,924	6,774	5.1%
2008	130,835	123,168	7,667	5.9%
2009	128,281	117,900	10,381	8.1%

2010	129,015	116,820	12,195	9.5%
2011	133,091	120,864	12,227	9.2%
2012	131,142	120,244	10,898	8.3%
2013	124,580	114,790	9,790	7.9%
2014	122,435	113,963	8,472	6.9%
2015	124,184	116,415	7,769	6.3%
2016	124,720	117,313	7,407	5.9%
2017	124,990	118,656	6,334	5.1%
2018	125,030	119,118	5,912	4.7%
2019	127,207	120,495	6,712	5.3%

2020	125,538	116,382	9,156	7.3%
2021	125,209	118,582	6,627	5.3%
2022	125,358	120,595	4,763	3.8%
2023	124,554	120,841	3,713	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	131,587
Median Value	$138,214

Occupied	112,945	85.8%
Vacant	18,642	14.2%

Owned	79,222	70.1%
Rented	33,723	29.9%
Median Rent	$847

Single-Family Units	88,027	66.9%
Detached	86,447	65.7%
Attached	1,580	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,151	9.2%
Mobile Homes	24,291	18.5%

Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS Market Area