Hattiesburg is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 48,455 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Hattiesburg is the fifth largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hattiesburg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hattiesburg is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hattiesburg who work in office and administrative support (12.79%), sales jobs (11.47%), and food service (10.75%).Hattiesburg is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Hattiesburg enrolled in college, Hattiesburg has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.18 minutes getting to work every day.The education level of Hattiesburg citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.97% of adults in Hattiesburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hattiesburg in 2022 was $27,005, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,020 for a family of four. However, Hattiesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hattiesburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.99% of its population below the federal poverty line.Hattiesburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hattiesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hattiesburg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hattiesburg include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Hattiesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
