Hattiesburg, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 51,993 (Urban population: 48,641, Rural population: 3,352 (90 farm, 3,263 nonfarm))

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 19,183 (17,217 occupied: 7,700 owner occupied, 9,517 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	55%
State:	28%

Housing density: 389 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $500 (lower quartile is $420, upper quartile is $634)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $464

Median gross rent in Hattiesburg, MS in 2007: $635

Housing units in Hattiesburg with a mortgage: 4,063 (398 second mortgage, 260 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,031

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,935 (it was $65,400 in 2000)

Hattiesburg:	$101,935
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,413 - $159,666

Household type by relationship

Households: 39,454

In family households: 29,500 (5,622 male householders, 3,938 female householders)
5,545 spouses, 10,252 children (9,369 natural, 335 adopted, 548 stepchildren), 1,623 grandchildren, 797 brothers or sisters, 260 parents, 537 other relatives, 926 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 9,954 (3,426 male householders (2,476 living alone)), 4,213 female householders (3,342 living alone)), 2,315 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,243 (1,340 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,162 2-persons, 2,396 3-persons, 1,593 4-persons, 824 5-persons, 415 6-persons, 170 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,818 1-person, 1,465 2-persons, 292 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

3,711 married couples with children.
4,160 single-parent households (449 men, 3,711 women).

95.1% of residents of Hattiesburg speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,146 (2.6%)
(15.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 78 3 rooms: 229 4 rooms: 509 5 rooms: 1,680 6 rooms: 2,088 7 rooms: 1,499 8 rooms: 851 9 or more rooms: 753

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
	1 room: 368 2 rooms: 1,161 3 rooms: 2,480 4 rooms: 2,729 5 rooms: 1,454 6 rooms: 845 7 rooms: 317 8 rooms: 125 9 or more rooms: 38

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 287
1995 to 1998: 1,131
1990 to 1994: 716
1980 to 1989: 3,294
1970 to 1979: 4,700
1960 to 1969: 3,188
1950 to 1959: 2,620
1940 to 1949: 1,618
1939 or earlier: 1,629

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hattiesburg:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 246 2 bedrooms: 1,470 3 bedrooms: 4,173 4 bedrooms: 1,573 5 or more bedrooms: 225

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hattiesburg:
	no bedroom: 393 1 bedroom: 3,397 2 bedrooms: 3,854 3 bedrooms: 1,595 4 bedrooms: 237 5 or more bedrooms: 41

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Hattiesburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 530 1 vehicle: 2,701 2 vehicles: 3,205 3 vehicles: 998 4 vehicles: 155 5 or more vehicles: 111

Cars and other vehicles available in Hattiesburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,422 1 vehicle: 5,172 2 vehicles: 2,452 3 vehicles: 360 4 vehicles: 49 5 or more vehicles: 62

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Hattiesburg, MS:

Less than $10,000: 136
$10,000 to $14,999: 68
$15,000 to $19,999: 153
$20,000 to $24,999: 159
$25,000 to $29,999: 149
$30,000 to $34,999: 148
$35,000 to $39,999: 182
$40,000 to $49,999: 571
$50,000 to $59,999: 622
$60,000 to $69,999: 599
$70,000 to $79,999: 543
$80,000 to $89,999: 521
$90,000 to $99,999: 517
$100,000 to $124,999: 1193
$125,000 to $149,999: 1028
$150,000 to $174,999: 552
$175,000 to $199,999: 445
$200,000 to $249,999: 565
$250,000 to $299,999: 301
$300,000 to $399,999: 263
$400,000 to $499,999: 93
$500,000 to $749,999: 69
$750,000 to $999,999: 26
$1,000,000 or more: 39

Hattiesburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hattiesburg:

Less than $100: 282 people
$100 to $149: 204
$150 to $199: 336
$200 to $249: 264
$250 to $299: 427
$300 to $349: 580
$350 to $399: 722
$400 to $449: 1,038
$450 to $499: 1,350
$500 to $549: 1,362
$550 to $599: 979
$600 to $649: 758
$650 to $699: 515
$700 to $749: 376
$750 to $799: 387
$800 to $899: 444
$900 to $999: 168
$1,000 to $1,249: 206
$1,250 to $1,499: 36
$1,500 to $1,999: 14
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 519

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 666 1990 to 1994: 156 1985 to 1989: 80 1980 to 1984: 83 1975 to 1979: 58 1970 to 1974: 16 1970 to 1974: 25 1965 to 1969: 62

Hattiesburg, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.9%
Number of people working at home: 364 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1209
5 to 9 minutes: 4195
10 to 14 minutes: 5558
15 to 19 minutes: 3551
20 to 24 minutes: 1785
25 to 29 minutes: 378
30 to 34 minutes: 882
35 to 39 minutes: 142
40 to 44 minutes: 186
45 to 59 minutes: 333
60 to 89 minutes: 342
90 or more minutes: 476

Hattiesburg mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 15,267 (79%)
Carpooled: 2,431 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 44 (0%)
Taxi: 24 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 133 (1%)
Walked: 1,017 (5%)
Other means: 113 (1%)
Worked at home: 364 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3740
$10,000 to $14,999: 2100
$15,000 to $19,999: 1570
$20,000 to $24,999: 1345
$25,000 to $29,999: 1317
$30,000 to $34,999: 1197
$35,000 to $39,999: 1050
$40,000 to $44,999: 795
$45,000 to $49,999: 623
$50,000 to $59,999: 946
$60,000 to $74,999: 871
$75,000 to $99,999: 660
$100,000 to $124,999: 357
$125,000 to $149,999: 248
$150,000 to $199,999: 92
$200,000 or more: 288

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 19351

United States or American: 4241

Irish: 2196

English: 2070

German: 1621

Scotch-Irish: 1238

Italian: 684

French (except Basque): 608

Subsaharan African:: 565

African: 531

Scottish: 506

European: 321

British: 206

French Canadian: 172

Dutch: 157

Welsh: 156

Arab:: 143

Polish: 129

Swedish: 116

Norwegian: 111

Russian: 83

Arab/Arabic: 52

Greek: 49

Danish: 43

Yugoslavian: 37

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 34

Hungarian: 33

Turkish: 29

Lebanese: 25

Nigerian: 22

Other Arab: 22

Syrian: 21

Scandinavian: 21

Acadian/Cajun: 20

Swiss: 20

Croatian: 19

Slovak: 18

Ukrainian: 17

Albanian: 16

Egyptian: 16

Jamaican: 16

Portuguese: 15

Australian: 15

Finnish: 14

Eastern European: 13

Czech: 13

Northern European: 12

Israeli: 12

Other Subsaharan African: 12

West Indian: 11

Luxemburger: 10

Pennsylvania German: 9

Slavic: 8

Czechoslovakian: 8

Palestinian: 7

Lithuanian: 7

Barbadian: 7

Canadian: 6

Iranian: 6

Romanian: 6

Belgian: 6

Austrian: 5

Celtic: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam (11%)
Mexico (11%)
Japan (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Germany (6%)
Other Western Asia (5%)
Canada (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 32667
Northeast: 700
Midwest: 1869
South: 7170
West: 861

41% of Hattiesburg residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 86
Nursery to 4th grade: 103
5th and 6th grade: 191
7th and 8th grade: 358
9th grade: 340
10th grade: 267
11th grade: 248
12th grade, no diploma: 466
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,358
Less than 1 year of college: 542
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,953
Associate degree: 621
Bachelor's degree: 1,956
Master's degree: 653
Professional school degree: 409
Doctorate degree: 385

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 111
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 216
7th and 8th grade: 499
9th grade: 426
10th grade: 553
11th grade: 485
12th grade, no diploma: 638
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,928
Less than 1 year of college: 859
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,180
Associate degree: 635
Bachelor's degree: 2,246
Master's degree: 979
Professional school degree: 133
Doctorate degree: 197

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 16.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,192
Black householders: $19,764
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $40,605
Asian householders: $4,732
Some other race householders: $19,838
Two or more races householders: $3,293
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $43,934

Hattiesburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Hattiesburg household income for Black householders

Hattiesburg household income for Asian householders

Hattiesburg household income for Two or more races householders

Hattiesburg marital status for males

Hattiesburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,549
Black or African American householders: $60,007
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $175,347
Two or more races householders: $132,484
Hispanic or Latino householders: $137,628

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,432
One, attached: 288
Two: 861
3 or 4: 1,763
5 to 9: 1,740
10 to 19: 1,126
20 to 49: 779
50 or more: 1,773
Mobile homes: 412
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,074

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hattiesburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (73%) Utility gas (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 622

Here:	14.5%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 129

Here:	6.9%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 911

Here:	10.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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