City Data for Hattiesburg, MS

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Housing Data (February 2026)

Median Price per SqFt
$138
Median Listing Price
$278,938
Median Days on Market
70
Active Listings
261
New Listings
82
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
359
Avg Listing Price
$393,269
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
2%

City Data

City
Hattiesburg
State ID
MS
Population
45,863

Age Breakdown

Median Age
29
Under 10 years old
12.0%
Age 10-19
13.3%
Age 20s
26.2%
Age 30s
13.7%
Age 40s
9.7%
Age 50s
8.9%
Age 60s
8.8%
Age 70s
4.1%
Age Over 80
3.4%

Gender Breakdown

Male
46.4%
Female
53.6%

Marital Status

Married
25.9%
Divorced
14.5%
Never Married
53.3%
Widowed
6.4%

Household

Family Size
3.21
Family Dual Income
45.5
Median Household Income
$34,735
Median Individual Income
$17,760
Home Ownership
36.3%
Home Value
$114,004
Median Rent
$791
Rent Burden
37.4%
Poverty
32.5%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
12.5%
Highschool Education
23.1%
Some College
31.8%
Bachelors Degree
18.4%
Graduate Degree
14.2%
Total College or Above
32.6%
Stem Degree
42.3%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
63.4%
Unemployment Rate
10.5%
Disabled
18.7%

Ethnicity

White
43.1%
Black
53.0%
Asian
1.1%
Native American
0.2%
Pacific Islander
0.1%
Other
0.3%
Multiple
2.3%

Other

Hispanic
3.2%
Limited English
1.5%
Health Uninsured
15.5%
Veteran
6.0%