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Hattiesburg Mississippi Residential Rent and Rental Statistics

The median monthly gross residential rent in Hattiesburg, MS (the Hattiesburg metro area) was $837 in 2019 according to the Census ACS survey.1 Average gross rent in Hattiesburg was $765 in 2019. The median rent more accurately depicts rental rates in the middle of the distribution of rents and is thus preferred in the analysis below. 2020 Hattiesburg median and average rent data will be released in September of 2021.

Data is also available below for Hattiesburg rental vacancy rates, Hattiesburg rent as a percent of median income and the fraction of renters in Hattiesburg.

Show dollars as: Nominal Real

Real Gross Rent in Hattiesburg Mississippi (2019 dollars)2

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US Median Gross Rent $1,097 +1.86% +6.82%
Mississippi Median Gross Rent $777 -1.77% +1.97%
Hattiesburg, MS Median Gross Rent $837 -0.95% +2.83%

Hattiesburg, MS Real Gross Rent Trends

Median gross rent for Hattiesburg peaked in real terms in 2018 at $845 and is now $8 (0.95%) lower. Average gross rent for Hattiesburg peaked in real terms in 2016 at $806 and is now $41 (5.09%) lower.

Real Gross Rent in Hattiesburg: Hattiesburg MS Median, Hattiesburg MS Average, Mississippi Median, US Median

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile real gross rent

Real Gross Rent History for Hattiesburg

Date US
Median
Mississippi
Median
Hattiesburg, MS
Median
Hattiesburg, MS
Average
2019 $1,097 $777 $837 $765
2018 $1,077 $791 $845 $783
2017 $1,043 $765 $819 $759
2016 $1,027 $762 $814 $806
2015 $1,017 $768 $781 $762
2014 $986 $751 $806 $738
2013 $953 $746 $786 $758
2012 $940 $708 $763 $714
2011 $941 $744 $768 $767
2010 $955 $751 $783 $731
2009 $960 $734 $735 $669

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Hattiesburg Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate is the fraction of homes for rent that are not occupied.3 In 2019 the rental vacancy rate for Hattiesburg Mississippi was 11.56% according to Census ACS data.

Rental Vacancy Rate in Hattiesburg Mississippi

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 5.97% -0.18% +0.08%
Mississippi 10.67% +0.19% +2.04%
Hattiesburg, MS 11.56% -0.15%

Trends in Hattiesburg, MS Rental Vacancy Rate

The rental vacancy rate in Hattiesburg peaked in 2010 at 15.56%. Since then it has fallen by 4.00% to 11.56%. Data records for this series originated in 2005.

Rental Vacancy Rate: Hattiesburg MS, Mississippi, US

Rental vacancy rate in Mississippi

Historical Rental Vacancy Rate data for Hattiesburg

Date US Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
2019 5.97% 10.67% 11.56%
2018 6.15% 10.48%
2017 6.18% 10.71%
2016 5.89% 8.63% 11.71%
2015 5.85% 8.89% 8.96%
2014 6.32% 9.10% 12.30%
2013 6.49% 8.71% 7.32%
2012 6.77% 10.91%
2011 7.40% 13.13% 11.75%
2010 8.17% 12.60% 15.56%
2009 8.43% 11.34%

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Rent as a Fraction of Income

Using median household income data for Hattiesburg, we can calculate the fraction of income the median household would use to pay rent at the median monthly gross rent rate. For Hattiesburg, median monthly gross rent as a fraction of median household income was 20.77% in 2019 according to the ACS.

Hattiesburg Mississippi Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 20.03% -0.47% -0.40%
Mississippi 20.36% -0.49% -0.56%
Hattiesburg, MS 20.77% -1.24% +0.83%

Trends in Hattiesburg, MS Rent as a Fraction of Income

The fraction of median Hattiesburg household income required to pay median monthly gross rent peaked in 2012 (relative to the 2005 series origin) at 23.37%. Since then it has fallen by 2.60% to 20.77%.

Fraction of Income towards Rent: Hattiesburg MS, Mississippi, US

Percent of median household income going towards median monthly gross rent in Hattiesburg Mississippi

Historical Data for Annual Rent as a Fraction of Income in Hattiesburg Mississippi

Date US Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
2019 20.03% 20.36% 20.77%
2018 20.50% 20.85% 22.01%
2017 20.13% 20.46% 20.64%
2016 20.43% 20.92% 19.94%
2015 20.63% 21.40% 21.06%
2014 20.89% 21.50% 21.79%
2013 20.78% 22.38% 22.18%
2012 20.65% 21.54% 23.37%
2011 20.70% 22.39% 22.83%
2010 20.50% 21.88% 21.83%
2009 20.12% 21.09% 19.13%

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Renter Fraction in Hattiesburg Mississippi

You can calculate the renter fraction in Hattiesburg in at least two ways: by housing units or by population. I've gone with the housing units measure here. This measure looks at the number of renting households in Hattiesburg as a fraction of total Hattiesburg households. In 2019 38.44% of households were renters according to Census ACS data.

Hattiesburg Fraction of Renters by Household Units

2019 1 Year Change 3 Year Change
US 35.89% -0.16% -0.99%
Mississippi 32.68% +0.89% -0.05%
Hattiesburg, MS 38.44% +0.74% -1.36%

Trends in the Hattiesburg, MS Renter Fraction

The Hattiesburg household renter fraction peaked in in 2013 at 42.17% and is now 3.73% below that level. The origin year for the series is 2005.

Fraction of Renting Households: Hattiesburg MS, Mississippi, US

Fraction of renters in Hattiesburg

History of Hattiesburg Renter Fraction

Date US Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
2019 35.89% 32.68% 38.44%
2018 36.05% 31.79% 37.70%
2017 36.13% 31.50% 37.74%
2016 36.88% 32.73% 39.80%
2015 36.97% 32.61% 40.37%
2014 36.90% 32.33% 34.28%
2013 36.50% 32.80% 42.17%
2012 36.09% 31.81% 41.38%
2011 35.42% 30.19% 38.53%
2010 34.65% 30.24% 35.97%
2009 34.13% 30.51% 34.71%

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1. Gross rent is defined as contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water, and sewer) and fuel (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). Because some rentals include utilities and others don't, gross rent is a way of normalizing the variability.

2. Real dollars are calculated using the CPI-U less shelter series.

3. The rental vacancy rate is computed by dividing the number of vacant units for rent by the sum of the renter-occupied units, vacant units that are for rent, and vacant units that have been rented but not yet occupied.