Hattiesburg, Mississippi Economy Profile

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Hattiesburg, Mississippi Economy

60.77% of people are in the labor force of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The total population of Hattiesburg, Mississippi is forty-four thousand, seven hundred and seventy-nine people. Per capita income in Hattiesburg, Mississippi is equal to fifteen thousand, one hundred and two dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, receive twenty-six thousand, six hundred and eighty dollars, female full-time, year-round workers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, are paid $19,333. There are one thousand, three hundred and thirty-three families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up four point five one percent of workers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 75.47% comprise private wage and salary workers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. There are 101 Unpaid family workers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Six hundred and forty-five people are involved in public administration. 29.4% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Hattiesburg, Mississippi is as follows: 2.09%.

	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	%, Hattiesburg, Mississippi	United States
Population 16 years and over	36,135		217,168,077
In labor force	21,960	60.77%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	21,797	60.32%	63.39%
- - Employed	19,701	54.52%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,096	5.8%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	163	0.45%	0.53%
Not in labor force	14,175	39.23%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	19,791	54.77%	51.66%
In labor force	11,161	30.89%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	11,145	30.84%	29.65%
- - Employed	9,938	27.5%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,996	8.29%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,967		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	19,401		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	15,267	78.69%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	2,431	12.53%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	68	0.35%	4.73%
Walked	1,017	5.24%	2.93%
Other means	254	1.31%	1.19%
Worked at home	364	1.88%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	17.3	0.09%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	19,701		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	6,290	31.93%	33.65%
Service occupations	3,925	19.92%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	5,565	28.25%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	71	0.36%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	1,228	6.23%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	2,622	13.31%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	201	1.02%	1.87%
Construction	706	3.58%	6.78%
Manufacturing	2,030	10.3%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	547	2.78%	3.6%
Retail trade	2,968	15.07%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	411	2.09%	5.2%
Information	525	2.66%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	1,027	5.21%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	1,319	6.7%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	5,793	29.4%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	2,562	13.0%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	967	4.91%	4.87%
Public administration	645	3.27%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	14,868	75.47%	78.47%
Government workers	3,843	19.51%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	889	4.51%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	101	0.51%	0.31%

	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	%, Hattiesburg, Mississippi	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	17,199		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,740	21.75%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,100	12.21%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,915	16.95%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,514	14.62%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,468	14.35%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,817	10.56%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	660	3.84%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	605	3.52%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	92	0.53%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	288	1.67%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	24,409		41,994
With earnings	13,461	37.25%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	35,519		56,604
With Social Security income	4,128	11.42%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,202		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,193	3.3%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,852		6,320
With public assistance income	739	2.05%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,777		3,032
With retirement income	2,156	5.97%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,205		17,376
Families	9,560		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,359	14.22%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,023	10.7%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,350	14.12%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,387	14.51%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,709	17.88%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,346	14.08%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	555	5.81%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	527	5.51%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	66	0.69%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	238	2.49%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	32,380		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	15,102		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	26,680		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	19,333		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	2,051		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	1,556	75.87%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	881	42.95%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	1,333		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,114	83.57%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	609	45.69%	42.27%
Individuals	11,264		33,899,812
18 years and over	7,850	69.69%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	785	6.97%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	3,370	29.92%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	2,247	19.95%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	4,477	39.75%	31.63%

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