Rankin County, MS Demographic Data
Rankin County, MS Summary
Rankin County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 145,165
- Area: 806.09 sq. miles
- Land Area: 775.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 30.60 sq. miles
- Population Density: 180.08 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 370.73 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rankin County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
77,686
52%
50.8
Male
72,542
48%
49.2
Total Population
150,228
323,128,000
Rankin County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9,203
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8,362
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
11,766
7.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
9,477
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
9,277
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
22,025
14.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
20,122
13.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
20,544
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
10,763
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
7,742
5.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
12,519
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,462
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,966
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
114,257
76.1%
77.2
Female
59,994
52.5%
51.3
Male
54,263
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
109,941
73.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
25,030
16.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
20,947
13.9%
15.2
Female
12,098
57.8%
55.8
Male
8,849
42.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Rankin County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
149,263
99.4%
96.8
White
114,301
76.1%
72.6
Black or African American
31,766
21.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
127
0.1%
0.8
Asian
1,518
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,551
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
965
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,920
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
146,308
97.4%
82.2
Rankin County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,417
3.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,755
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
30,290
29.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
21,462
21.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
9,429
9.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
19,577
19.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
10,213
10.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,172
10.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
90,971
89.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
29,790
29.2%
31.2
Rankin County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
30,389
25.1%
33.7%
Now Married
67,054
55.5%
47.5
Divorced
14,803
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
2,427
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
6,224
5.1
5.8%
Rankin County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
135,998
96.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,027
3.6%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Rankin County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,523
4.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,471
2.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,568
6.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,073
9.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
9,247
16.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
11,833
21.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,224
14.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,169
16.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,249
5.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,996
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
62,332
57,617
Per capita income
28,774
31,128
Rankin County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
914
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,192
9.8%
9.8
Construction
4,182
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
19,551
26.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4,993
6.8%
6.6
Information
1,793
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,358
7.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,654
7.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7,196
9.8%
11.4
Public administration
3,541
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
6,393
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,956
6.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,589
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,366
8.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
27,569
37.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,096
11.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
18,349
25.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
12,932
17.6%
18.1%
Rankin County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
72,784
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
61,823
84.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7,739
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
880
1.2%
2.7
Other means
398
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
1,944
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.5
26.6
Rankin County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,006
1.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
14,885
26.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
24,801
44.0%
37.1
3 or more
15,661
27.8%
21.0
Rankin County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
56,353
95.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
43,207
76.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
13,146
23.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,904
4.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Rankin County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
59,257
1 room
587
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
889
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
2,183
3.7%
9.1
4 rooms
8,188
13.8%
16.5
5 rooms
13,080
22.1%
19.8
6 rooms
14,135
23.9%
17.8
7 rooms
8,922
15.1%
12.0
8 rooms
5,642
9.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,631
9.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rankin County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
59,257
1-unit, detached
42,642
72.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
989
1.7%
5.9
2-units
946
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,532
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,081
5.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,891
3.2%
4.4
20 or more units
709
1.2%
9.0
Mobile home
7,467
12.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rankin County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
774
1.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
694
1.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,379
4.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,757
8.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
9,945
16.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,492
16.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
12,671
21.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15,369
25.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,886
3.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,290
2.2%
1.4%
Rankin County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Rankin County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
27,963
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
197
0.7%
10.3%
Less than $500
372
1.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
693
2.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,218
4.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,981
17.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
9,226
33.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
11,276
40.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
16,793
60.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,297
15.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,768
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
531
1.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,511
12.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
63
0.0%
0.0%
Rankin County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
868
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,444
21.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,066
17.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,461
21.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,221
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
762
6.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,588
22.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,604
0.0%
0.0%
Rankin County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
43,207
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,337
7.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,967
13.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10,151
23.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
10,168
23.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8,549
19.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,923
9.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,077
2.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
35
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
158,800
205,000
