West Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Population in July 2007: 7,644.

Males: 3,643	(47.7%)
Females: 4,001	(52.3%)

Median resident age:	29.9 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39402.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,553 (it was $34,663 in 2000)

West Hattiesburg:	$38,553
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $125,209 (it was $84,700 in 2000)

West Hattiesburg:	$125,209
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $146,207; Detached houses: $174,117; Townhouses or other attached units: $152,705; In 2-unit structures: $45,599; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,099; Mobile homes: $17,733; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,083

West Hattiesburg, MS residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in West Hattiesburg:

White Non-Hispanic (74.1%)
Black (22.1%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Vietnamese (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in West Hattiesburg: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.2%), English (10.4%), German (7.9%), Irish (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Scottish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 7.07 square miles.

Population density: 1081 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Hattiesburg

High school or higher: 93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.6%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Hattiesburg CDP

Never married: 31.1%
Now married: 52.1%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 11.5%

90 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.4%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Hattiesburg:	0.5% ($464)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

West Hattiesburg satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulfport, MS (65.9 miles , pop. 71,127).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (101.9 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (374.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Hattiesburg, MS (1.9 miles ), Petal, MS (2.6 miles ), Sumrall, MS (3.5 miles ), Purvis, MS (3.5 miles ), Seminary, MS (4.3 miles ), New Augusta, MS (4.6 miles ), Ellisville, MS (4.7 miles ), Lumberton, MS (4.7 miles ).

Latitude: 31.32 N, Longitude: 89.37 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,067 (-16.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 345 (10.8%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 601

West Hattiesburg household income distribution

West Hattiesburg home values distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Construction (5%)
Health care (4%)
Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Social assistance (3%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Average climate in West Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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West Hattiesburg, Mississippi average temperatures

West Hattiesburg, Mississippi average precipitation

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West Hattiesburg-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 181% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/28/1987, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the West Hattiesburg place center killed 6 people and injured 350 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near West Hattiesburg:

WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS)
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PURVIS, MS)
FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS)

Amtrak station near West Hattiesburg:

5 miles: HATTIESBURG (308 NEWMAN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Hattiesburg:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 12 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 21 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 83 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)

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Churches in West Hattiesburg include: New Bethel Church (A), Westover Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Magnolia Memorial Gardens (1), Hartfield Cemetery (2), Forest Memorial Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Lairds Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	65.0%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	14.5%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	6.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Hattiesburg, MS

135 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

West Hattiesburg compared to Mississippi state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

West Hattiesburg mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (61%) Utility gas (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religon statistics for West Hattiesburg

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association	Catholic Church
Adherents	62.0%	11.3%	10.0%	6.1%	5.3%
Congregations	34.5%	20.0%	10.9%	14.5%	1.8%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Muslim Estimate	American Baptist Association	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	1.5%	1.0%	0.4%	0.4%
Congregations	1.8%	5.5%	1.8%	1.8%	7.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

13.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.89%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($379 average AGI)
Lamar County: 0.12%
Mississippi average: 0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Forrest County, MS	4.05% ($32,317 average AGI)
from Harrison County, MS	0.67% ($38,092)
from Marion County, MS	0.41% ($31,400)

11.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,431 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.54%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($111 average AGI)
Lamar County: 0.07%
Mississippi average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Forrest County, MS	3.73% ($33,565 average AGI)
to Marion County, MS	0.45% ($26,703)
to Jones County, MS	0.33% ($37,064)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Hattiesburg:

WBKH (950 AM; 5 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN AIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFOR (1400 AM; 1 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WORV (1580 AM; 1 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CIRCUIT BROADCASTING CO.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WIGG (1420 AM; 5 kW; WIGGINS, MS; Owner: TRALYN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Hattiesburg:

WUSM-FM (88.5 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI)
WAII (89.3 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WJMG (92.1 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CIRCUIT B/CTING CO. OF HATTIESBURG)
WNSL (100.3 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXRR (104.5 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WUSW (103.7 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZLD (106.3 FM; PETAL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W249AO (97.7 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: JOHN S LA TOUR D/B/A J & J BROADCASTING)
WFMM (97.3 FM; SUMRALL, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WKNZ (107.1 FM; COLLINS, MS; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTERS, L.L.C.)
WBBN (95.9 FM; TAYLORSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WZKX (107.9 FM; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)
WMXI (98.1 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: RAINEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMAH-FM (90.3 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WZNF (95.3 FM; LUMBERTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WAOY (91.7 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
WQID-LP (105.3 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: HATTIESBURG URBAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION)
W216BA (91.1 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC)

TV broadcast stations around West Hattiesburg:

W47BP (Channel 47; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR ED. TV.)
WHLT (Channel 22; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W32CN (Channel 32; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WDAM-TV (Channel 7; LAUREL, MS; Owner: WDAM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
WMAH-TV (Channel 19; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
WLOX (Channel 13; BILOXI, MS; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
W69DJ (Channel 69; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	13	$137,132	69	$136,105	44	$146,534	8	$41,349	1	$1,034,470	31	$111,764	5	$50,016
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	8	$123,553	7	$110,359	3	$42,503	0	$0	2	$118,230	2	$53,235
APPLICATIONS DENIED	2	$168,865	15	$109,423	26	$114,125	5	$59,722	0	$0	2	$152,025	5	$33,922
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	5	$138,408	11	$124,475	1	$181,740	0	$0	3	$131,310	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	3	$136,097	6	$142,163	0	$0	0	$0	1	$177,780	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0203.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	21	$156,813	4	$150,418	3	$137,170
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	4	$193,005	3	$143,527	1	$141,870
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$85,920	1	$142,620	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0203.00

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