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| Hattiesburg |
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| Population 2002: | 45,773 |
| Population 2000: | 44,779 |
| Population growth: | +994 (+2.22%) |
| Area codes: | 601 |
| Elevation: | 161 feet |
| Land area: | 49.3 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.6% (1.2% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.5% Latin America) |
| County: | Forrest |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (29.4%), Retail trade (15.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.0%), Manufacturing (10.3%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 49.3% |
| Black: | 47.3% |
| Hispanic: | 1.4% |
| Two or more races: | 0.8% |
| Other race: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 44.3% |
| Now married: | 34.5% |
| Divorced: | 11.4% |
| Widowed: | 7.4% |
| Separated: | 2.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $66,100 |
| Household income: | $24,409 |
| Resident age: | 27.1 years |
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| Hattiesburg Compared to Mississippi State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Number of college students: | much above |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | below |
| Median age: | below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 79.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 28.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 11.5% |
| Unemployed: | 9.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 770 (1703.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 524.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 159 (351.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 149 (329.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 63 (139.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 17 (37.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 10 (22.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,358 (5216.1 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 9.5% |
| Irish: | 6.6% |
| English: | 6.2% |
| German: | 5.3% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 3.1% |
| French: | 2.5% |