Hattiesburg is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Hattiesburg, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Hattiesburg have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Hattiesburg were 100 households, 37 would own their home
Kids under 18 make up 18 in 100 residents (MS: 23). Population: about 48,802 (2025 Census estimate). Across MS, 25 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in Hattiesburg, 37. The town changed by +6% from 2010 to 2020.
Median age 29.4 (MS 38.6).
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1 point). Among residents 18 to 24, 63% are women (MS 50%). Median age: women 28.4, men 30.3.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 19% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Hattiesburg says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
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Start the first group in Hattiesburg
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What Hattiesburg’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Hattiesburg or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Hattiesburg in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.