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Hattiesburg, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Hattiesburg is a Census city of 48,619 people across 53.44 square miles of land, lying across Forrest County and Lamar County. Median household income is $46,342, 37.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 66 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hattiesburg
What Hattiesburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area53.44 sq mi
- Water area1.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land910
- County holding the largest share of its areaForrest County, 87.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inForrest County 87.5 percent, Lamar County 12.5 percent
Hattiesburg crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hattiesburg
How many people live in Hattiesburg
- Population48,619
- Median age29.4
- Population under 188,725
- Share under 1817.9 percent
- Population 65 and over6,399
- Share 65 and over13.2 percent
- Households20,659
- Family households10,329
- Share of households that are families50.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hattiesburg
Income and work in Hattiesburg
- Median household income$46,342
- Per capita income$31,585
- Civilian labor force26,004
- Employed23,751
- Unemployed2,253 plus or minus 522
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over28,667
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hattiesburg
Housing in Hattiesburg
- Housing units23,300
- Occupied units20,659
- Vacant units2,641
- Vacancy rate11.3 percent
- Owner occupied7,688
- Renter occupied12,971
- Ownership rate37.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$165,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,005
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.0 percent
- Single family units12,110
- Share single family52.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10,818
- Share in buildings of two or more46.4 percent
- Mobile homes340 plus or minus 207
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hattiesburg
How Hattiesburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute22,169
- Commuting under 15 minutes11,909
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,351
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.1 percent
- Drove alone79.7 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hattiesburg
SBA loans in Hattiesburg (7(a))
- Approvals66
- Gross approval$25,918,800
- Average approval$392,709
- Median approval$168,900
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,196,000
- Largest approval$3,592,000
- Jobs supported583
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome20
- Paid in full17
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.1 percent
- Share to franchises15.2 percent
- Distinct lenders22
- Distinct industries by NAICS48
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hattiesburg, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hattiesburg
SBA loans in Hattiesburg (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$5,249,000
- Average approval$1,312,250
- Median approval$1,218,000
- Largest approval$1,938,000
- Jobs supported133
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hattiesburg, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hattiesburg
Flood risk in Hattiesburg
- NFIP communityCity of Hattiesburg
- NFIP community number280053
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date11/19/21
The City of Hattiesburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280053 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Forrest County, not Hattiesburg
Forrest County context, not Hattiesburg figures
- Establishments in Forrest County1,741
- Covered employment, Forrest County39,390
- Average annual pay, Forrest County$51,547
- Housing units permitted, Forrest County85
Every figure in this section is published for Forrest County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hattiesburg.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hattiesburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hattiesburg, Mississippi?
48,619, in 20,659 households. Hattiesburg city covers 53.44 square miles of land, which is 910 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hattiesburg in?
Hattiesburg lies in more than one. By area it is 87.5 percent in Forrest County, 12.5 percent in Lamar County. This page sits under Forrest County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Hattiesburg?
$46,342. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $165,900. Median gross rent is $1,005 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hattiesburg businesses?
66 7(a) approvals totaling $25.9 m since FY2020, across 22 lenders, median approval $168,900, plus 4 504 approvals worth $5.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hattiesburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hattiesburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hattiesburg. Only 20 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hattiesburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hattiesburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hattiesburg, city of, community 280053, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hattiesburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Forrest County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hattiesburg.
Is zoning published for Hattiesburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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