In 2021, Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry CountiesHattiesburg City PUMA, MS had a population of 178k people with a median age of 36.2 and a median household income of $50,284. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry CountiesHattiesburg City PUMA, MS grew from 174,621 to 177,573, a 1.69% increase and its median household income grew from $47,306 to $50,284, a 6.3% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry CountiesHattiesburg City PUMA, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (65%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (28.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.96%), White (Hispanic) (1.71%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.867%).
3.68% of the households in Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry CountiesHattiesburg City PUMA, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
98.7% of the residents in Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry CountiesHattiesburg City PUMA, MS are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in South Region--Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry Counties--Hattiesburg City PUMA, MS are University of Southern Mississippi (3,570 degrees awarded in 2021), William Carey University (1,344 degrees), and Institute of Health & Technology (37 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry CountiesHattiesburg City PUMA, MS was $148,000, and the homeownership rate was 65.4%.
Most people in Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry CountiesHattiesburg City PUMA, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry CountiesHattiesburg City PUMA, MS was 2 cars per household.
Forrest, Lamar, Marion & Perry CountiesHattiesburg City PUMA, MS borders Tangipahoa & Washington Parishes PUMA, LA, Southwest Region PUMA, MS, Jones, Wayne, Covington, Greene & Jefferson Davis Counties PUMA, MS, and Pearl River, Hancock, George & Stone Counties PUMA, MS.