West Hattiesburg, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

West Hattiesburg is 1st in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

West Hattiesburg is 5th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

West Hattiesburg is 5th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

West Hattiesburg is 12th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

West Hattiesburg is 13th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

West Hattiesburg is 15th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Asian

West Hattiesburg is 17th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Home median value

West Hattiesburg is 17th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Two or More

West Hattiesburg is 18th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

West Hattiesburg is 19th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Income per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	West Hattiesburg	Rank	Mississippi	US
Size in square miles	2.4	69th	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,433.7	1st	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	West Hattiesburg	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	8.2%	19th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.3%	43rd	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.4%	58th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	West Hattiesburg	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	93.0%	5th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.2%	12th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	West Hattiesburg	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	50.6%	41st	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	42.2%	30th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	13th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.6%	15th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	41st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	17th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	18th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	48.6%	41st	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	West Hattiesburg	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	53.3%	31st	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.8%	34th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	West Hattiesburg	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	2,762	59th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	41.9%	5th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	2,745	51st	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	49.8%	62nd	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$144,600	17th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.3	66th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	West Hattiesburg	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$23,617	19th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$43,142	23rd	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.0%	50th	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	West Hattiesburg	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	422	61st	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$10,436	64th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456

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