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Hattiesburg is the 4th most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and most populous city) [5] and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 census, [6] with the population now being 48,730 in 2020. [7]
The 2010 census placed the Hattiesburg MSA's population at 162,410, though estimates as of 2019 indicate the population has increased to 168,849. [1] The area is part of the geographical region known as the Pine Belt, famous for its abundance of longleaf pine trees. The Hattiesburg MSA is part of the larger Hattiesburg-Laurel Combined ...
The CSA consists of the Hattiesburg Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area. [1] The 2010 census placed the Hattiesburg-Laurel CSA population at 247,233, though as of 2019, it was estimated to have increased to 253,330.
Forrest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,158. [2] Its county seat and largest city is Hattiesburg. [3] The county was created from Perry County in 1908 and named in honor of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
According to the Urban Institute, the Hispanic population in Mississippi is expected to nearly double by 2040 to nearly 50,000 people — up from 28,000 in 2020.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
Number of drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 in population: 14.67. Percentage of adults who report fewer than 7 hours of sleep on average: 28.7%. Median household income: $136,229.
The Lone Star State also had the highest share of the uninsured population in WalletHub's report. It fared better in workplace safety, however, ranking 32nd. 2. Mississippi.