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Hattiesburg, MS vs Anderson, IN

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- Anderson is 0% more densely populated than Hattiesburg.
- People are 28.8% more likely to be married in Anderson.
- The Median Age is 9.6 years older in Anderson.
 Hattiesburg, MSAnderson, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,459329,725,481
 Female Population53.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 201045,782  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,734285,036,114
 Population - 199041,882  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,276.693.4
 Land Area53.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hattiesburg, MSAnderson, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Hattiesburg, MSAnderson, INUnited States
 White37.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.6%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hattiesburg, MSAnderson, INUnited States
 Married Population30.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married52.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households18,594  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,73180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,809  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hattiesburg    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Hattiesburg is generally a pleasant city to live in and raise a family, and is a convenient for several weekend destinations, but I'm seriously contemplating a move.  More

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Hattiesburg experiences virtually all of the extremes in weather. The summers are hot and humid. Fall is still pretty nasty, except for the latter part of September.  More

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I grew up in Hattiesburg but have lived in many US & Int'l cities. There is an oddity about Hattiesburg. Many of the average citizens behave cliquishly, live beyond  More

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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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