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Language Spoken At Home in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 5,723 | 100% |
English only | 5,601 | 97.9% |
Language other than English | 122 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 112 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 60 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 50 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 62 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 62 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,370 | 100% |
American | 407 | 6.4% |
Arab | 14 | 0.2% |
Czech | 15 | 0.2% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 58 | 0.9% |
English | 525 | 8.2% |
French (except Basque) | 215 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 12 | 0.2% |
German | 849 | 13.3% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 826 | 13.0% |
Italian | 127 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 10 | 0.2% |
Polish | 68 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 161 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 73 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 13 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 16 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,631 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,574 | 59.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 640 | 24.3% |
Married-couple family | 1,094 | 41.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 520 | 19.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 84 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 0 | 0.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 396 | 15.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 120 | 4.6% |
Nonfamily households | 1,057 | 40.2% |
Householder living alone | 749 | 28.5% |
65 years and over | 196 | 7.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 724 | 27.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 467 | 17.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,312 | 100% |
Householder | 2,631 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 1,127 | 17.9% |
Child | 1,705 | 27.0% |
Other relatives | 361 | 5.7% |
Nonrelatives | 488 | 7.7% |
Unmarried partner | 112 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,596 | 100% |
Never married | 1,024 | 39.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,124 | 43.3% |
Separated | 94 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 43 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 311 | 12.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,478 | 100% |
Never married | 760 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 1,128 | 45.5% |
Separated | 0 | 0.0% |
Widowed | 280 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 310 | 12.5% |
Fertility in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 230 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 82 | 35.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 91 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 141 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 217 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 142 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 91 | 64.1% |
Less than 1 year | 60 | 42.3% |
1 or 2 years | 31 | 21.8% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 91 | 100% |
Who are female | 15 | 16.5% |
Who are married | 31 | 34.1% |
School Enrollment in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,762 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 75 | 4.3% |
Kindergarten | 143 | 8.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 494 | 28.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 206 | 11.7% |
College or graduate school | 844 | 47.9% |
Educational Attainment in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,793 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 87 | 2.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 186 | 4.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,017 | 26.8% |
Some college, no degree | 783 | 20.6% |
Associate's degree | 665 | 17.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 535 | 14.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 520 | 13.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.8% |
Veteran Status in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,837 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 364 | 7.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,255 | 100% |
With a disability | 778 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 1,476 | 100% |
With a disability | 0 | 0.0% |
18 to 64 years | 4,160 | 100% |
With a disability | 587 | 14.1% |
65 years and over | 619 | 100% |
With a disability | 191 | 30.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,153 | 100% |
Same house | 4,235 | 68.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,918 | 31.2% |
Same county | 220 | 3.6% |
Different county | 1,698 | 27.6% |
Same state | 1,554 | 25.3% |
Different state | 144 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,370 | 100% |
Native | 6,187 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 6,158 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 4,163 | 65.4% |
Different state | 1,995 | 31.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 29 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 183 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 183 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 123 | 67.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 60 | 32.8% |
Year of Entry in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 212 | 100% |
Native | 29 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 29 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 183 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 183 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Hattiesburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 183 | 100% |
Europe | 70 | 38.3% |
Asia | 74 | 40.4% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 28 | 15.3% |
Northern America | 11 | 6.0% |