Living in Hattiesburg Public School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 14,782 households are located in Hattiesburg Public School District area. Among them, 4,034 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.17 people. The total number of children in the region is 9,391 and 13,430 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (1,168) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (1,676) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Hattiesburg Public School District, Mississippi
Household	14,782
Population	35,083
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,034 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,391
Total Students	13,430
Pre-Kindergarten	658
Kindergarten	477
Grade 1-8	3,520
Grade 9-12	1,221
College/Graduate School	7,554
Veterans	30,750
Non-citizen	1,168
Non-English Home Language	1,676
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

31,482 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,299 people are in labor force. Among them, 20,198 people are in civilian labor force and 101 are in armed labor force. 18,135 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 10.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Hattiesburg Public School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,957	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,058	78.29%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,447	8.06%
Public transportation	89	0.50%
Walked	547	3.05%
Other method	1,459	8.12%
Worked from home	357	1.99%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,135	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,995	33.06%
Service	3,833	21.14%
Sales and office	4,490	24.76%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,337	7.37%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,480	13.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,135	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	152	0.84%
Construction	969	5.34%
Manufacturing	1,540	8.49%
Wholesale trade	214	1.18%
Retail trade	2,828	15.59%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	525	2.89%
Information	172	0.95%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	604	3.33%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,275	7.03%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,319	29.33%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,999	16.54%
Other services, except public administration	899	4.96%
Public administration	639	3.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,135	-
Private wage and salary workers	13,770	75.93%
Government workers	3,546	19.55%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	815	4.49%
Unpaid family workers	4	0.02%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $51,276 for the 14,782 households in Hattiesburg Public School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $18,562. 31,936 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 83.69%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,782	-
Less than $10,000	2,325	15.73%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,420	9.61%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,100	14.21%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,773	11.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,310	15.63%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,375	16.07%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,024	6.93%
$100,000 - $149,999	929	6.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	200	1.35%
More than $200,000	326	2.21%
Median Household Income	$33,639	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$51,276	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,592	-
Less than $10,000	871	11.47%
$10,000 - $14,999	373	4.91%
$15,000 - $24,999	976	12.86%
$25,000 - $34,999	788	10.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,208	15.91%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,341	17.66%
$75,000 - $99,999	795	10.47%
$100,000 - $149,999	813	10.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	181	2.38%
More than $200,000	246	3.24%

Median Family Income	$44,242	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$68,099	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$18,562	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$33,767	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$33,767	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	38,159	-
With health insurance coverage	31,936	83.69%
Public coverage	13,726	35.97%
Private health insurance	20,803	54.52%
Without health insurance coverage	6,223	16.31%

Housing

There are 17,702 housing units in Hattiesburg Public School District area, Mississippi with 14,782 units (83.50%) occupied. 5,361 houses (36.27%) are occupied by owner and 9,421 houses (63.73%) are rented. The average housing value is $106,900 and the average rental cost is $761. 372 houses (2.10%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,261 houses (18.42%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,702	-
Occupied	14,782	83.50%
Owner Occupied	5,361	36.27%
Renter Occupied	9,421	63.73%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,272	52.38%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	107	0.60%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,132	45.94%
Mobile Homes	191	1.08%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,702	-
Built 2014 or later	372	2.10%
Built 2010 - 2013	304	1.72%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,847	10.43%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,859	10.50%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,158	12.19%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,534	19.96%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,209	12.48%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,158	12.19%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,261	18.42%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,702	-
1 room	487	2.75%
2 rooms	742	4.19%
3 rooms	1,943	10.98%
4 rooms	3,894	22.00%
5 rooms	3,988	22.53%
6 rooms	2,934	16.57%
7 rooms	1,630	9.21%
8 rooms	1,171	6.62%
9 rooms or more	913	5.16%
Median Number of Rooms	4.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,702	-
no bedroom	494	2.79%
1 bedroom	2,835	16.02%
2 bedrooms	5,445	30.76%
3 bedrooms	6,477	36.59%
4 bedrooms	2,308	13.04%
5 bedrooms or more	143	0.81%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,361	-
Less than $50,000	647	12.07%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,889	35.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	926	17.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,046	19.51%
$200,000 - $299,999	461	8.60%
$300,000 - $499,999	201	3.75%
$500,000 - $999,999	141	2.63%
$1,000,000 or more	50	0.93%
Median House Value	$106,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,965	-
Less than $500	1,283	14.31%
$500 - $999	5,936	66.21%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,463	16.32%
$1,500 - $1,999	221	2.47%
$2,000 - $2,499	62	0.69%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$761	-

Demographic

A total of 38,660 people lives in Hattiesburg Public School District area, Mississippi with 18,463 male and 20,197 female. The males to female ratio is 47.76 to 52.24. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	38,660	-
Male	18,463	47.76%
Female	20,197	52.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,660	-
Under 5 years	2,638	6.82%
5 - 9 years	2,135	5.52%
10 - 14 years	1,988	5.14%
15 - 19 years	3,168	8.19%
20 - 24 years	5,937	15.36%
25 - 34 years	7,428	19.21%
35 - 44 years	4,220	10.92%
45 - 54 years	3,821	9.88%
55 - 59 years	1,422	3.68%
60 - 64 years	1,901	4.92%
65 - 74 years	2,217	5.73%
75 - 84 years	1,128	2.92%
85 years and older	657	1.70%
Median Age	28.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,660	-
One Race	37,891	98.01%
White	15,998	41.38%
Black or African American	21,198	54.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native	76	0.20%
Asian	450	1.16%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	30	0.08%
Other	139	0.36%

Two or more races	769	1.99%
White and Black or African American	244	0.63%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	73	0.19%
White and Asian	163	0.42%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	141	0.36%

Living in Hattiesburg Public School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic