Richton, MS Demographic Data
Richton, MS Summary
Richton is located in Perry County in Mississippi
- Population: 965
- Area: 2.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.29 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 420.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 177.17 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Richton, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
596
58%
50.8
Male
424
42%
49.2
Total Population
1,020
323,128,000
Richton, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
44
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
69
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
100
9.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
98
9.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
15
1.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
107
10.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
126
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
112
11.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
71
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
88
8.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
88
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
45
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
57
5.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
750
73.5%
77.2
Female
462
61.6%
51.3
Male
288
38.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
707
69.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
207
20.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
190
18.6%
15.2
Female
157
82.6%
55.8
Male
33
17.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Richton, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,015
99.5%
96.8
White
680
66.7%
72.6
Black or African American
335
32.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
5
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
41
4.0%
17.8
Mexican
37
3.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
979
96.0%
82.2
Richton, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
43
6.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
82
11.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
168
24.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
172
24.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
76
11.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
102
14.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
51
7.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
125
18.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
569
82.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
153
22.0%
31.2
Richton, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
336
41.6%
33.7%
Now Married
184
22.8%
47.5
Divorced
161
20.0%
11.0%
Separated
12
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
114
14.1
5.8%
Richton, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
965
98.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
11
1.1%
21.6%
Spanish
11
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Richton, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
79
21.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
50
13.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
66
18.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
59
16.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
32
8.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
30
8.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
23
6.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17
4.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
11
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
23,487
57,617
Per capita income
15,404
31,128
Richton, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
13
3.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
67
20.2%
9.8
Construction
4
1.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
83
25.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
26
7.9%
6.6
Information
8
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
8
2.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9
2.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
23
6.9%
11.4
Public administration
29
8.8%
4.6
Retail trade
38
11.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
23
6.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
9
2.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
92
27.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
55
16.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
88
26.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
87
26.3%
18.1%
Richton, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
314
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
261
83.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8
2.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
7
2.2%
2.7
Other means
38
12.1%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.0
26.6
Richton, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
68
18.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
179
48.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
53
14.4%
37.1
3 or more
67
18.3%
21.0
Richton, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
367
80.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
227
61.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
140
38.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
88
19.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
18
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Richton, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
455
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
2
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
54
11.9%
9.1
4 rooms
75
16.5%
16.5
5 rooms
122
26.8%
19.8
6 rooms
78
17.1%
17.8
7 rooms
53
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
46
10.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
25
5.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Richton, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
455
1-unit, detached
321
70.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
25
5.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
47
10.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
20
4.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
2
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
38
8.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Richton, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
56
12.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
13
2.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
28
6.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
56
12.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
133
29.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
78
17.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
45
9.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
38
8.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Richton, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
84
22.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11
3.0%
4.7
Electricity
272
74.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Richton, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
103
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
2.9%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
10.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
19
18.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
30
29.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
40
38.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
36
35.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3
2.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
2.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
23
22.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
38
36.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Richton, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
126
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
4
3.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
43
34.1%
41.0%
Less than $500
79
62.7%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
14
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
396
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
13
12.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
10
9.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
18
17.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
15.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
46
44.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
37
0.0%
0.0%
Richton, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
227
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
70
30.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
87
38.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9
4.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
50
22.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11
4.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
74,100
205,000
