Arnold LineMS
A town of 1,859. Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Is Arnold Line a good place to live?
Arnold Line’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. On the outdoors, just 4 of Mississippi’s 187 towns do worse. Arnold Line has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Arnold Line stand out
Where Arnold Line beats most towns.
Arnold Line has grown 36% from 2010 to 2020
1,719 counted in 2010 and 2,333 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Arnold Line grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Arnold Line is from typical.
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Moving to Arnold Line: who provides what
Arnold Line is unincorporated, so Lamar County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Arnold Line.
Arnold Line’s public schools outperform 78% of Mississippi districts
Its public schools are run by the Lamar County School District. 787 students attend Arnold Line’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longleaf ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 787 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Mississippi and the rest of the country, fewer of Arnold Line’s working residents work locally
The share of residents in Arnold Line who live below the poverty line is 16%, below the Mississippi town median (21%) but above the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Arnold Line grew to 310 in 2023, 200 more than in 2013. For Arnold Line, the middle household income is $54,000. Half commute less than 4 miles.
| Arnold Line | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 19% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Arnold Line is inland flooding, at a high overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, Arnold Line sits above 69% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 2014: 16. Expected losses in Arnold Line break down as 54% from inland flooding and 19% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Arnold Line
Its midsummer high is 92°F, close to Mississippi’s towns (91°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More adults under 35 in Arnold Line than across Mississippi
Adults 18 to 34 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). For residents in Arnold Line, the share who are under 18 is 19%. College graduates make up 28% of adults 25 and older, against 25% across Mississippi.
| Arnold Line | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of Arnold Line’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.8 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Arnold Line | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.5% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.5% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.5% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 33.5% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.4% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Arnold Line is less healthy than three in five U.S. towns
Just over one in ten adults have diabetes in Arnold Line. CDC measures, 31 in all: Arnold Line beats Mississippi on 10 and trails on 1. Among adults locally, 12% report frequent physical distress and 30% get no exercise outside work.
| Arnold Line | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 45% | 35% |
| What stands out | Arnold Line | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.4% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.2% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.6% | 79.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hattiesburg Zoo and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Arnold Line. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumAfrican American Military History Museum
29 mi MuseumLauren Rogers Museum of Art
15 mi MuseumMississippi Armed Forces Museum50K visitors a year22 mi Zoo & aquariumCollins Zoo
3 mi GardenAll-American Rose GardenPhoto credits
African American Military History Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Michlaovic, Public domain · Mississippi Armed Forces Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · All-American Rose Garden: Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Arnold Line
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Arnold Line
About 4 of every 100 Arnold Line residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Arnold Line for work
Where Arnold Line’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Arnold Line
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Arnold Line is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lamar County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 2,333. It is part of the Hattiesburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is in the northeast part of Lamar County and is bordered to the north, east, and south by the city of Hattiesburg. The center of Hattiesburg is 5 miles (8 km) to the east in Forrest County. West Hattiesburg is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south of Arnold Line.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 240 ft
Arnold Line’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Arnold Line.
| Town | MS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Line | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Hattiesburg | #68 | D | C+ | D | B+ | C− |
Arnold Line has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Arnold Line reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Arnold Line with a neighbor →
Questions about Arnold Line
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Arnold Line, MS a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.