Metro area · CBSA 25620
Hattiesburg
The Hattiesburg, MS metro area has 155,434 people. Median rent is $1,014, 20.2% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Forrest County at $1,316. Of the 13 places we track here, Beaumont has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$60,285
Median home value
$191,200
Unemployment
5.6%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,316
HUD, Forrest County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hattiesburg | 48,619 | $1,005 | 26.0% |
| Petal | 11,294 | $1,047 | 16.8% |
| West Hattiesburg | 6,715 | $978 | 29.8% |
| Oak Grove | 2,098 | $1,126 | 16.4% |
| Purvis | 1,914 | $939 | 24.7% |
| Arnold Line | 1,859 | $1,360 | 30.4% |
| Sumrall | 1,674 | $950 | 16.2% |
| Rawls Springs | 1,499 | $1,066 | 27.2% |
| Lumberton | 1,320 | $866 | 27.2% |
| Glendale | 1,257 | $835 | 17.6% |
| Richton | 1,220 | $755 | 25.8% |
| Beaumont | 822 | $359 | 5.4% |
| New Augusta | 590 | $755 | 34.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.