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Positioned at the fork of the Leaf and Bouie Rivers - the heart of south Mississippi's rolling piney woods - Hattiesburg, Mississippi, provides a unique blend of affordability and high standard of living for nearly 50,000 residents.
Hattiesburg is the educational, retail and medical center for more than a quarter of a million people who live throughout the southeast Mississippi region and is also the home of the University of Southern Mississippi, William Carey College, and Camp Shelby.
Hattiesburg is known as the "Hub City" because it is located at the intersections of Interstate 59 and U.S. Highways 49, 98 and 11. Hattiesburg is centrally located less than 100 miles from the state capital of Jackson as well as the Gulf Coast, New Orleans and Mobile.
This growing micropolitan area that includes Hattiesburg, Forrest and Lamar Counties, was designated a Metropolitan Statistical Area in 1994 with a combined population of more than 100,000 residents.
Taken from www.hattiesburgms.com
County: Forrest County
Hattiesburg Zip Codes: 39401, 39402
Hattiesburg Elementary Schools: Burney Elementary, Grace Christian Elementary, Hawkins Elementary, Rowan Elementary, Thames Elementary, Woodley Elementary Schools
Hattiesburg Middle Schools: Burger Middle School
Hattiesburg High Schools: Blair High School
Hattiesburg School Information
Hattiesburg Population: 73,060
Hattiesburg White Population: 45,732
Hattiesburg Black Population: 25,566
Hattiesburg Hispanic Population: 936
Hattiesburg Asian Population: 739
Hattiesburg Hawaiian Population: 12
Hattiesburg Indian Population: 115
Hattiesburg Other Population: 310
Hattiesburg Male Population: 34,364
Hattiesburg Female Population: 38,696
Hattiesburg Average House Value: $84,100.00
Hattiesburg Average Household Income: $31,998.50
Hattiesburg Average Persons Per Household: 2.45
Hattiesburg Median Age: 29.80
Hattiesburg Median Age Male: 28.95
Hattiesburg Median Age Female: 30.60
Hattiesburg Business Establishments: 2,259
Hattiesburg Employees: 38,621
Hattiesburg Total Annual Payroll: $974,477,000.00
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