People QuickFacts Hattiesburg Mississippi Population, 2011 estimate 46,626 2,978,512 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 45,989 2,967,297 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.4% 0.4% Population, 2010 45,989 2,967,297 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.4% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.1% 25.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.8% 12.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.6% 51.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 41.9% 59.1% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 53.0% 37.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.4% 1.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.3% 2.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 40.5% 58.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 70.8% 84.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.7% 2.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 5.4% 3.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 84.5% 79.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 31.8% 19.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 17.7 23.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 38.6% 70.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 44.8% 13.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $111,200 $96,500 Households, 2006-2010 18,235 1,081,052 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.32 2.64 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $18,361 $19,977 Median household income 2006-2010 $27,144 $37,881 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 31.8% 21.2%     Business QuickFacts Hattiesburg Mississippi Total number of firms, 2007 4,592 225,977 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.5% 18.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.5% 26.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 788,409 59,869,456 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 419,870 23,003,585 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,701,312 33,751,407 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $52,818 $11,552 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 217,015 7,045,097     Geography QuickFacts Hattiesburg Mississippi Land area in square miles, 2010 53.38 46,923.27 Persons per square mile, 2010 861.5 63.2 FIPS Code 31020 28 Counties Forrest County Lamar County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts