The median income for a household in the county was $27,420, and the median income for a family was $35,791. Males had a median income of $28,742 versus $20,500 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the county was $15,160. About 17.10% of families and 22.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.60% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

• Cities
  • Hattiesburg
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...
    
     (small portion in Lamar County)
  • Petal
    Petal, Mississippi
    Petal is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, along the Leaf River. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population is 10,617 per the US Census estimates performed in July 2007....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Brooklyn
    Brooklyn, Mississippi
    Brooklyn is a small unincorporated town in southern Forrest County, Mississippi, United States). It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
    
    
  • Carnes
    Carnes, Mississippi
    Carnes is a small unincorporated town in southern Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :Carnes was settled in 1905 and was originally named Helena...
    
    
  • Fruitland Park
    Fruitland Park, Mississippi
    Fruitland Park is a small unincorporated town in southern Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Camp Tiak, a Boy Scouts of America camp with a 1-mile educational forest trail, is located in Fruitland Park.- History :The...
    
    
  • McLaurin
    McLaurin, Mississippi
    McLaurin is a small unincorporated community in Forrest County, in the southern part of the U.S. state of Mississippi.- History :The town of McLaurin is named for General McLaurin, who was also the first president of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad...
    
    
  • Palmer

External links

• Forrest County Courthouse Pictures