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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hattiesburg Area is $22,269, which is higher than the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Hattiesburg Area median household income is $41,702. On average Hattiesburg Area residents spend 21.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #546

Hattiesburg Area	22,269 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hattiesburg Area	23,450 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hattiesburg Area	30,218 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hattiesburg Area	18,715 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #619

Hattiesburg Area	41,702 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hattiesburg Area	58,473 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Hattiesburg Area	12.54%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Hattiesburg Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Hattiesburg Area		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.71%	$15,535, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.80%	$16,757, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.87%	$2,649, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.72%	$22,504, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Hattiesburg Area	52,624 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hattiesburg Area	69,181 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Hattiesburg Area	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$50,605, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$25,891, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,969, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$50,075, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$9,974, see rank	$36,379	$37,170
One Race, Other	$40,202, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$41,100, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Hattiesburg Area	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$15,501, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,164, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,410, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$31,962, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Hattiesburg Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	114,510, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	54,097, 47.24%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	36,822, 68.07%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	675, 1.25%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	36,147, 66.82%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	32,871, 90.94%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,276, 9.06%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17,275, 31.93%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	60,413, 52.76%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	34,578, 57.24%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	231, 0.38%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	34,347, 56.85%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	29,943, 87.18%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,404, 12.82%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	25,835, 42.76%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Hattiesburg Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	62,608, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	51,456, 82.19%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,801, 9.27%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	243, 0.39%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	1,273, 2.03%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	2,672, 4.27%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,163, 1.86%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hattiesburg Area	21.8 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Hattiesburg Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	62,814	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	32,871, 52.33%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,369, 28.50%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,688, 14.26%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,708, 17.36%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	435, 1.32%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,093, 12.45%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,387, 19.43%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	29,943, 47.67%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,335, 41.19%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,996, 20.02%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,168, 33.96%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.03%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	33, 0.11%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,299, 4.34%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Hattiesburg Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	62,814, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,913, 3.05%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	4,149, 6.61%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,359, 10.12%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,490, 2.37%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8,058, 12.83%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,727, 4.34%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	484, 0.77%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,249, 5.17%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,877, 6.17%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	18,432, 29.34%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,356, 10.12%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,628, 4.18%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,092, 4.92%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Hattiesburg Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	32,337	22.79%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,117	17.06%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.