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WEST HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Lamar
Land Area: 7.07 square miles
Population Density: 1080 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (74.1%), Black (22.1%), Hispanic (1.4%), Two or more races (1.0%), Vietnamese (1.0%)
Ancestries (City): United States (16.2%), English (10.4%), German (7.9%), Irish (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Scottish (1.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulfport, MS (65.9 miles , pop. 71,127)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (101.9 miles , pop. 484,674)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (374.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Hattiesburg, MS (1.9 miles ), Petal, MS (2.6 miles ), Sumrall, MS (3.5 miles ), Purvis, MS (3.5 miles ), Seminary, MS (4.3 miles ), New Augusta, MS (4.6 miles ), Ellisville, MS (4.7 miles ), Lumberton, MS (4.7 miles )
Amtrak station near West Hattiesburg: 5 miles: HATTIESBURG (308 NEWMAN ST.)
West Hattiesburg Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Number of college students above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
WEST HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 93.40%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.30%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.60%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to West Hattiesburg:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI about 12 miles, HATTIESBURG, MS, Full-time enrollment: 12,541 JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE about 21 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 4,072 PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 42 miles, POPLARVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,433 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 46 miles, PERKINSTON, MS, FT enrollment: 6,329 MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 81 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,455 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA about 83 miles, MOBILE, AL, FT enrollment: 9,082 JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY about 84 miles, JACKSON, MS, FT enrollment: 5,955
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