Forrest

County in Mississippi

County

The population development of Forrest.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Forrest	County	68,314	72,604	74,934	78,177	78,435	→
Mississippi	State	2,573,216	2,844,658	2,967,297	2,961,278	2,943,045

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Forrest.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Hattiesburg	City	Forrest / Lamar	45,681	44,957	45,732	48,738	48,522	→
Petal	City	Forrest	8,694	9,027	10,429	11,054	11,538	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	37,182
Females	40,976

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	16,938
18-64 years	49,741
65+ years	11,479

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,751
70-79 years	5,070
60-69 years	7,954
50-59 years	8,559
40-49 years	8,357
30-39 years	10,045
20-29 years	14,504
10-19 years	11,639
0-9 years	9,279

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	27,040
Urban	51,118

»Race« (C 2020)
White	43,597
Black/African American	28,330
Indigenous	227
Asian	796
Pacific Islander	29
Some other	2,130
2 or more	3,049

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	3,258
Other	74,900