Hattiesburg

Population & Demographics

Hattiesburg, MS

Hattiesburg is home to 48,619 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 16,656 resident workers commute each day.

MississippiCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
48,619
people
Population

48,619 residents

Median age 29.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hattiesburg population & demographics

Who lives in Hattiesburg — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
48,619
Median age
29.4yrs
Median household income
$46,342
Median home value
$165,900
Median gross rent
$1,005/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
37.3%
Poverty rate
28.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Hattiesburg

How Hattiesburg breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black50.5%
White39.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Two or more races3.5%
Asian0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Hattiesburg

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Hattiesburg.

Hattiesburg at a glance
Employed Residents
16,656
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
28.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
55.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
4.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Laurel
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Hattiesburg proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Hattiesburg commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

82
Commute Score

82 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Hattiesburg

16,656 commutes, one dot at a time

Hattiesburg

Where 16,656 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Hattiesburg, by worker count.

1Hattiesburg0.0 mi9,307
2Laurel28.2 mi648
3Petal4.6 mi429
4Jackson86.7 mi370
5Gulfport64.3 mi313
6Columbia30.4 mi185
7Purvis13.1 mi147
8Collins26.7 mi127

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Hattiesburg.

1Hattiesburg0.0 mi9,307
2Petal4.6 mi1,939
3West Hattiesburg3.2 mi1,229
4Jackson86.7 mi597
5Gulfport64.3 mi536
6Laurel28.2 mi526
7Arnold Line3.5 mi487
8Oak Grove6.3 mi396

Top industries

The sectors that employ Hattiesburg’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.8%
RTRetail Trade14.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.8%
MFManufacturing8.4%
EDEducational Services8.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.7%
FIFinance and Insurance3.7%
WSWholesale Trade3.2%
PAPublic Administration2.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Hattiesburg

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps96%
5 Gbps96%
8 Gbps84%
See all internet providers in Hattiesburg

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