Latest news about poverty in Hattiesburg, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
32.0% of Hattiesburg, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 40.1% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 22.6% of high school graduates and 41.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 38.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 80.4%. For comparison, it was 43.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Hattiesburg, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Hattiesburg:
32.0%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Hattiesburg:
15.6%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Hattiesburg:
38.9%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 17.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Hattiesburg:
23.0%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
80.4%
Residents above poverty level:
43.0%
Poverty by age in Hattiesburg, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Hattiesburg,MS (percentage below poverty level)
69.2%Under 5 years
39.6%5 years
24.5%6 to 11 years
70.6%12 to 14 years
16.4%15 years
41.3%16 and 17 years
11.3%18 to 24 years
23.5%25 to 34 years
13.3%35 to 44 years
16.9%45 to 54 years
24.8%55 to 64 years
26.7%65 to 74 years
17.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Hattiesburg,MS (percentage below poverty level)
44.7%Under 5 years
68.0%5 years
32.5%6 to 11 years
41.1%12 to 14 years
27.9%15 years
50.2%16 and 17 years
47.2%18 to 24 years
34.1%25 to 34 years
28.9%35 to 44 years
16.1%45 to 54 years
49.0%55 to 64 years
10.2%65 to 74 years
14.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Hattiesburg,MS (% below half of poverty level)
33.1%Under 6 years
16.8%6 to 11 years
21.4%12 to 17 years
22.7%18 to 24 years
14.9%25 to 34 years
14.1%35 to 44 years
7.4%45 to 54 years
9.3%55 to 64 years
3.3%65 to 74 years
4.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Hattiesburg, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hattiesburg, MS (%)
16.1%White
48.7%Black
39.0%American Indian
43.0%Asian
87.0%Native Hawaiian
25.7%Other race
24.5%2+ races
22.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hattiesburg, MS (absolute numbers)
2,720White
10,900Black
82American Indian
174Asian
148Native Hawaiian
55Other race
7972+ races
360Hispanic
31.1%Below poverty level
68.9%Above poverty level
46.8%Below poverty level
53.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Hattiesburg, MS
Children below poverty level:
Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
44.9%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Hattiesburg:
22.6%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Hattiesburg:
41.7%
Mississippi:
33.2%
22.3%Married-couple family
3.8%Male, no wife present
73.9%Female, no husband present
8.2%Worked full-time, year-round
50.6%Worked part-time
41.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
32.9%One full-time, other part-time
39.2%One full-time, other didn't work
2.1%Both worked part-time
3.4%One part-time, other didn't work
22.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.6%1995 to 1998
3.3%1990 to 1994
12.2%1980 to 1989
15.5%1970 to 1979
21.6%1960 to 1969
13.4%1950 to 1959
15.3%1940 to 1949
18.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
3.2%1995 to 1998
3.1%1990 to 1994
10.8%1980 to 1989
21.1%1970 to 1979
20.3%1960 to 1969
19.4%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
11.6%1939 or earlier
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