Hattiesburg

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1040

Global Rank

1.6

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
256K
GDP
$9B
GDP per capita
$33,955
Land area
6,706 km² (2,589 mi²)
Density
38/km² (99/mi²)

Primary city Hattiesburg

State / province Mississippi

Language English

Stands out, per personGDP: low vs United States

Hattiesburg metro area

31.33, -89.29
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

3 teams

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Hattiesburg, MS, since 1986. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003501990200020102020

One year
One year +4.7%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +33.4%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +38.0%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −17.4%
2007Q3 to 2012Q1

Languages of Hattiesburg

English first in Mississippi.

LanguageShare
English95.7%
Spanish2.7%
Mandarin Chinese0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
French0.1%
English reach, Mississippi
99%
Tier 1 census

Mississippi on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Hattiesburg

#344 by film pedigree · score 8.1 · 3 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Dana Andrews, Ray Walston, Fred Armisen

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1618

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional

Moselle • 4 - Regional