Population 77,059
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 466.31 mi²
Zip Codes 39400-39404, 39406, 39407, 39465
Per capita income $20,182

Cities in Forrest County

Hattiesburg, Petal

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 60.3 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 27.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,121,634
Total number of firms, 2007 5,646
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 77,059
Households, 2008-2012 27,964
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 5,093
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.4 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,182
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 30,945
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 20.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 36.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 466.31 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 74,934
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $114,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$883,448
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,876
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.4 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $35,459
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$158,846
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 5,744
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 83.5 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.0 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.54
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 12.3 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 26.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 79.3 %
Population, 2010 74,934
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 25.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 160.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 57.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 57.2 %
Housing units, 2013 32,362
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $26,812
Building permits, 2012 204
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$424,129
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %