Census tract · Forrest County

Census Tract 10, Forrest County, Mississippi

Census Tract 10, GEOID 28035001000, in Forrest County, Mississippi, entirely within Hattiesburg. 4,063 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±813); the 2020 Census counted 4,441.

Residents, 2020-2024

4,063

±813 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 4,441

Median household income

$41,515

±$9,664 (90% margin)
Forrest County: $53,640

Median home value

$152,500

±$18,640 (90% margin)
Forrest County: $168,000

Median gross rent

$1,104

±$82 (90% margin)
Forrest County: $972

Where is Census Tract 10?

Census Tract 10 is one of 21 census tracts in Forrest County, Mississippi. It covers 1.46 square miles of land, 3,050 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 28035001000, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 10 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Hattiesburg100%
Census Tract 10 (marked with a dot) in Forrest County, Mississippi. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
811102.01 10 2 mi
Census Tract 10 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Forrest County.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 10: Tract 8 ($71,409), Tract 9 ($18,634), Tract 11 ($36,463), Tract 102.01 ($52,033) and Tract 203.07 in Lamar County ($41,853). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 10?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 10's population at 4,063 (±813) in 2,297 households; the 2020 Census counted 4,441 residents and 2,524 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 10HattiesburgForrest CountyMississippi
Total population 4,063 ±813 48,619 78,272 2,946,779
Households 2,297 ±395 20,659 30,127 1,145,431
Average household size 1.77 ±0.24 2.14 2.45 2.49
Housing units 2,699 ±330 23,300 33,753 1,341,114

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 10?

The median resident of Census Tract 10 is 25.2 years old. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 61.4%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 30.4%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 10HattiesburgForrest CountyMississippi
Median age 25.2 ±1.5 29.4 32.0 38.6
Under 18 years 19.5% ±7.2 pts 17.9% 22.7% 23.3%
65 years and over 2.5% ±2.2 pts 13.2% 13.7% 17.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.0% ±1.1 pts 5.1% 4.4% 3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic 30.4% ±10.6 pts 39.5% 55.8% 55.2%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 61.4% ±11.8 pts 50.5% 35.5% 36.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1.3% ±1.8 pts 0.7% 0.9% 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.1 pts 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.1 pts 0.3% 0.2% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 6.9% ±5.8 pts 3.5% 3.0% 3.0%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.1 pts 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Born outside the United States 2.5% ±2.2 pts 3.4% 3.0% 2.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 3.6% ±2.8 pts 4.9% 3.9% 4.3%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 3.0% ±3.3 pts 5.1% 6.4% 6.8%
With a disability 11.4% ±5.8 pts 18.9% 19.2% 17.8%
No health insurance coverage 7.8% ±8.3 pts 11.7% 11.1% 11.0%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 92.0% ±6.4 pts 91.6% 91.8% 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 41.8% ±14.6 pts 37.3% 30.6% 25.1%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 15.8% ±9.2 pts 17.7% 13.3% 9.9%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 76.2% ±10.1 pts 78.2% 85.0% 89.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 10 earn?

Half of the 2,297 households in Census Tract 10 earn less than $41,515 a year (±$9,664), against $53,640 across Forrest County: 15th highest of the county's 20 tracts with a reliable estimate. 34.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 10HattiesburgForrest CountyMississippi
Median household income $41,515 ±$9,664 $46,342 $53,640 $56,447
Mean household income $54,815 ±$21,718 $70,912 $78,383 $78,922
Per capita income $31,618 ±$13,295 $31,585 $31,103 $31,549
People below the poverty line 34.9% ±12.6 pts 28.3% 21.0% 18.9%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 31.8% ±27.9 pts 38.5% 27.5% 26.0%
Households receiving SNAP 15.1% ±11.1 pts 18.9% 16.6% 13.5%
Households with a computer 97.7% ±2.6 pts 94.6% 94.7% 92.7%
Households with a broadband subscription 84.5% ±8.5 pts 86.8% 86.4% 84.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 10?

Owners occupy 11.1% of Census Tract 10's occupied homes and renters 88.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,500 by its owner (±$18,640). The median renter pays $1,104 a month including utilities, and 41.7% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 10HattiesburgForrest CountyMississippi
Median home value (owner-occupied) $152,500 ±$18,640 $165,900 $168,000 $169,800
Median gross rent $1,104 ±$82 $1,005 $972 $954
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 41.7% ±16.2 pts 41.1% 42.3% 42.1%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $776 ±$543 $1,364 $1,387 $1,394
Owner-occupied homes 11.1% ±6.1 pts 37.2% 57.2% 70.0%
Renter-occupied homes 88.9% ±6.1 pts 62.8% 42.8% 30.0%
Housing units 2,699 ±330 23,300 33,753 1,341,114
Single-family detached homes 22.8% ±6.8 pts 49.8% 62.7% 69.3%
Mobile homes 0.0% ±1.7 pts 1.5% 9.7% 14.4%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±1.7 pts 1.2% 1.3% 1.7%
Built 2010 to 2019 22.0% ±8.9 pts 13.3% 10.7% 11.0%
Built 1939 or earlier 2.5% ±3.5 pts 7.0% 6.0% 4.0%
Households with no vehicle 16.7% ±9.2 pts 9.0% 7.1% 6.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 10 get to work?

83.7% of Census Tract 10's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 13.1 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 10HattiesburgForrest CountyMississippi
In the labor force (age 16+) 77.6% ±9.8 pts 64.5% 62.6% 57.4%
Unemployment rate 5.6% ±3.9 pts 8.7% 6.7% 5.8%
Drove alone to work 83.7% ±10.1 pts 79.7% 80.6% 81.8%
Carpooled 6.5% ±5.6 pts 7.0% 8.1% 9.2%
Public transportation 2.9% ±4.6 pts 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%
Walked 0.0% ±1.8 pts 3.6% 2.2% 1.3%
Worked from home 0.7% ±1.3 pts 4.7% 4.0% 5.9%
Mean travel time to work 13.1 min ±2.5 17.4 min 21.2 min 25.6 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 10 compare with the other tracts in Forrest County?

Among Forrest County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 10 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 10's rank among the tracts of Forrest County and of Hattiesburg
MeasureIn Forrest CountyIn Hattiesburg
Population7th of 216th of 21
Residents per square mile3rd of 214th of 21
Median household income15th of 2015th of 20
Per capita income9th of 2112th of 21
Median home value11th of 2012th of 19
Median gross rent5th of 207th of 19
Poverty rate5th of 166th of 15
Bachelor's degree or higher3rd of 207th of 20
Median age19th of 2119th of 21
Owner-occupied share19th of 1918th of 18

The tracts next to it on Forrest County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 10312th$50,893±$14,705 · within the margin of this tract3,635
Tract 713th$49,733±$10,871 · within the margin of this tract3,218
Tract 314th$48,828±$16,044 · within the margin of this tract2,910
Tract 1015th$41,515±$9,6644,063
Tract 1116th$36,463±$4,043 · within the margin of this tract3,999
Tract 10517th$35,865±$13,073 · within the margin of this tract5,052
Tract 10718th$31,705±$11,614 · within the margin of this tract1,130

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 10?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 10 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections