Forrest County, Mississippi demographics
Population: 77,743
Median age: 32.8
Median household income: 45,780
Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Forrest County, Mississippi.
Population
2021 | 77,743 |
2020 | 75,162 |
2019 | 75,224 |
2018 | 75,517 |
2017 | 75,835 |
2016 | 76,274 |
2015 | 76,267 |
2014 | 76,159 |
2013 | 75,991 |
2012 | 75,378 |
2011 | 74,802 |
2010 | 74,290 |
2009 | 78,650 |
Forrest County, MS cities
Glendale CDP - 1,704
Hattiesburg city - 47,074
Petal city - 11,342
Rawls Springs CDP - 1,522
Census data for Forrest County, Mississippi
Demographic and housing estimates in Forrest County, Mississippi
Total population | 77,743 |
Male | 37,070 |
Female | 40,673 |
Total population | 77,743 |
Under 5 years | 5,169 |
5 to 9 years | 4,570 |
10 to 14 years | 5,646 |
15 to 19 years | 5,299 |
20 to 24 years | 8,534 |
25 to 34 years | 11,418 |
35 to 44 years | 9,309 |
45 to 54 years | 8,559 |
55 to 59 years | 4,160 |
60 to 64 years | 4,521 |
65 to 74 years | 6,119 |
75 to 84 years | 3,163 |
85 years and over | 1,276 |
Median age (years) | 32.8 |
Under 18 years | 18,276 |
16 years and over | 61,307 |
18 years and over | 59,467 |
21 years and over | 55,162 |
62 years and over | 12,997 |
65 years and over | 10,558 |
Total population | 77,743 |
One race | 75,322 |
White | 45,546 |
Black or African American | 28,517 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 125 |
Asian | 685 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 146 |
Some other race | 303 |
Two or more races | 2,421 |
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 58,168 |
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 26,981 |
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 31,187 |
Social characteristics in Forrest County, Mississippi
Total households | 28,867 |
Family households (families) | 11,291 |
Married-couple family | 1,323 |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 6,084 |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,317 |
Nonfamily households | 10,169 |
Average household size | 7,279 |
Average family size | 2.58 |
Economic characteristics in Forrest County, Mississippi
Total households | 28,867 |
Less than $10,000 | 2,260 |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,310 |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 3,728 |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 3,417 |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 3,832 |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 5,435 |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 2,783 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 3,008 |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 1,261 |
$200,000 or more | 833 |
Median household income (dollars) | 45,780 |
Housing characteristics in Forrest County, Mississippi
Total housing units | 33,408 |
Occupied housing units | 28,867 |
Vacant housing units | 4,541 |
Total housing units | 33,408 |
1-unit, detached | 20,969 |
1-unit, attached | 245 |
2 units | 1,129 |
3 or 4 units | 1,544 |
5 to 9 units | 1,904 |
10 to 19 units | 1,719 |
20 or more units | 1,882 |
Mobile home | 4,016 |
Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 |
Total housing units | 33,408 |
Built 2014 or later | 36 |
Built 2010 to 2013 | 2,592 |
Built 2000 to 2009 | 5,345 |
Built 1990 to 1999 | 5,404 |
Built 1980 to 1989 | 4,083 |
Built 1970 to 1979 | 5,625 |
Built 1960 to 1969 | 3,392 |
Built 1950 to 1959 | 3,146 |
Built 1940 to 1949 | 1,680 |
Built 1939 or earlier | 2,105 |
Total housing units | 33,408 |
1 room | 716 |
2 rooms | 618 |
3 rooms | 2,649 |
4 rooms | 5,945 |
5 rooms | 7,386 |
6 rooms | 6,397 |
7 rooms | 4,144 |
8 rooms | 2,687 |
9 rooms or more | 2,866 |
Median rooms | 5.4 |
Total housing units | 33,408 |
No bedroom | 716 |
1 bedroom | 3,099 |
2 bedrooms | 7,815 |
3 bedrooms | 16,314 |
4 bedrooms | 4,865 |
5 or more bedrooms | 599 |
Occupied housing units | 28,867 |
Owner-occupied | 16,698 |
Renter-occupied | 12,169 |
Average household size of owner-occupied unit | 2.73 |
Average household size of renter-occupied unit | 2.38 |
Occupied housing units | 28,867 |
Moved in 2017 or later | 3,684 |
Moved in 2015 to 2016 | 9,773 |
Moved in 2010 to 2014 | 4,089 |
Moved in 2000 to 2009 | 5,800 |
Moved in 1990 to 1999 | 2,583 |
Moved in 1989 and earlier | 2,938 |
Owner-occupied units | 16,698 |
Less than $50,000 | 2,407 |
$50,000 to $99,999 | 4,005 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 3,331 |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,949 |
$200,000 to $299,999 | 2,720 |
$300,000 to $499,999 | 846 |
$500,000 to $999,999 | 274 |
$1,000,000 or more | 166 |
Median (dollars) | 129,600 |
Owner-occupied units | 16,698 |
Housing units with a mortgage | 8,610 |
Housing units without a mortgage | 8,088 |
Occupied units paying rent | 11,171 |
Less than $500 | 1,340 |
$500 to $999 | 6,418 |
$1,000 to $1,499 | 3,059 |
$1,500 to $1,999 | 196 |
$2,000 to $2,499 | 88 |
$2,500 to $2,999 | 54 |
$3,000 or more | 16 |
Median (dollars) | 834 |
No rent paid | 998 |
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