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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Mississippi
Social Statistics
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
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| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,070 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 817 | 4.8 |
| Kindergarten | 646 | 3.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,303 | 25.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,859 | 10.9 |
| College or graduate school | 9,445 | 55.3 |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 years and over | 24,066 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,609 | 6.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,423 | 14.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,286 | 22.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,534 | 23.0 |
| Associate degree | 1,256 | 5.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,202 | 17.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,756 | 11.5 |
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| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 28.9 | (X) |
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| MARITAL STATUS |
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| Population 15 years and over | 36,675 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 16,230 | 44.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 12,658 | 34.5 |
| Separated | 891 | 2.4 |
| Widowed | 2,729 | 7.4 |
Female | 2,348 | 6.4 |
| Divorced | 4,167 | 11.4 |
Female | 2,347 | 6.4 |
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| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
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| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,085 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 674 | 62.1 |
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| VETERAN STATUS |
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| Civilian population 18 years and over | 34,945 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,592 | 10.3 |
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| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION |
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| Population 5 to 20 years | 11,228 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,029 | 9.2 |
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| Population 21 to 64 years | 24,501 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,598 | 18.8 |
Percent employed | 45.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 19,903 | 81.2 |
Percent employed | 72.6 | (X) |
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| Population 65 years and over | 4,704 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,397 | 51.0 |
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| RESIDENCE IN 1995 |
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| Population 5 years and over | 41,901 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 16,999 | 40.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 24,031 | 57.4 |
Same county | 9,612 | 22.9 |
Different county | 14,419 | 34.4 |
Same state | 9,481 | 22.6 |
Different state | 4,938 | 11.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 871 | 2.1 |
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| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
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| Total population | 44,697 | 100.0 |
| Native | 43,551 | 97.4 |
Born in United States | 43,267 | 96.8 |
State of residence | 32,667 | 73.1 |
Different state | 10,600 | 23.7 |
Born outside United States | 284 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 1,146 | 2.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 822 | 1.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 178 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 968 | 2.2 |
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| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
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| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,146 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 309 | 27.0 |
| Asia | 522 | 45.5 |
| Africa | 32 | 2.8 |
| Oceania | 15 | 1.3 |
| Latin America | 223 | 19.5 |
| Northern America | 45 | 3.9 |
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| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
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| Population 5 years and over | 41,901 | 100.0 |
| English only | 39,846 | 95.1 |
| Language other than English | 2,055 | 4.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 805 | 1.9 |
Spanish | 980 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 332 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 529 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 113 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 431 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 310 | 0.7 |
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| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) |
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| Total population | 44,697 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 39,725 | 88.9 |
| Arab | 169 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 36 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 73 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 312 | 0.7 |
| English | 2,755 | 6.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,112 | 2.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 253 | 0.6 |
| German | 2,366 | 5.3 |
| Greek | 73 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 48 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 2,956 | 6.6 |
| Italian | 798 | 1.8 |
| Lithuanian | 7 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 172 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 194 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 27 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 125 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,408 | 3.2 |
| Scottish | 620 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 18 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 565 | 1.3 |
| Swedish | 161 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 28 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 26 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 4,241 | 9.5 |
| Welsh | 242 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 34 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 20,906 | 46.8 |
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19
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