Rankin County, Mississippi (MS)

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County population in July 2007: 138,362 (60% urban, 40% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 32,476
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,613

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Land area: 775 sq. mi.
Water area: 31.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 179 people per square mile

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2008 cost of living index in Rankin County: 91.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Rankin County, Mississippi:

White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
Black (17.1%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 56,356	(48.9%)
Females: 58,971	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $29,012
County population in 2003: 124,842
Jobs in 2003: 55,334

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Total labor force in 2004: 69,264
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.0%

Average household size:

Rankin County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,568 ($44,946 in 1999)

This county:	$52,568
Mississippi:	$36,338

2007 median house/condo value: $142,900 ($98,600 in 2000)

Rankin County:	$142,900
Mississippi:	$96,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $542 (lower quartile is $416, upper quartile is $701)

This county:	$542
State:	$438

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,169
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $327

Institutionalized population: 4,393

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 5
Assaults: 33
Burglaries: 261
Thefts: 371
Auto thefts: 55

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 8
Assaults: 36
Burglaries: 329
Thefts: 431
Auto thefts: 40

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $748 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $417 (0.4%)

Rankin County household income distribution in 2007

Rankin County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 7.3%

Rankin County:	7.3%
Mississippi:	20.6%

Median age of residents in 2007: 35 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 30 years old, American Indian residents: 58 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 17 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Area name: Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rankin County is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pearl, Brandon, Richland, Flowood, Florence, Pelahatchie, Puckett.

Neighboring counties: Copiah County , Hinds County , Madison County , Scott County , Simpson County , Smith County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Rankin County: Castlewoods Country Club (A), Confederate Heights Country Club (B), Sportsman Marina (C), Fannin Station (D), Frenchs Store (E), Goshen Springs Station (F), Lakeside Marina (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Reservoir Square Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rankin County include: Saint Hill Church (A), Rose Hill Church (B), Briar Hill Church (C), Rock Hill Church (D), Robinhood Church (E), Brown Hill Church (F), Rehoboth Church (G), Rawls Chapel (H), Prairie Rest Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Shady Grove Cemetery (1), Pisgah Cemetery (2), Mount Olive Cemetery (3), Evergreen Cemetery (4), Mays Cemetery (5), Piney Woods Cemetery (6), Old Taylor Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pete Lake (A), Richmond Lake (B), White Lake (C), Twin Sisters Lake (D), Pine Bluff Lake (E), Long Lake (F), Horseshoe Lake (G), Gum Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Lake Slough (A), Squirrel Branch (B), Steamboat Bayou (C), Steen Creek (D), Steepbank Creek (E), Purnell Creek (F), Cane Creek (G), Cany Creek (H), Pringle Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Rankin County include: Pelahatchie Recreation Area (1), Lakeshore Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.0%
Mississippi:	6.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 4,647
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,809 (39% naturalized citizens)

Rankin County:	1.6%
Whole state:	1.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 648 1990 to 1994: 350 1985 to 1989: 218 1980 to 1984: 167 1975 to 1979: 117 1970 to 1974: 97 1970 to 1974: 111 1965 to 1969: 101

Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.5%

Rankin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 29,453
One, attached: 943
Two: 370
3 or 4: 1,176
5 to 9: 1,744
10 to 19: 1,398
20 or more: 931
Mobile homes: 8,820
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 235

Housing units in Rankin County with a mortgage: 18,524 (1,729 second mortgage, 1,761 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,885

Here:	75.9% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Agriculture in Rankin County
Average size of farms: 163 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $77153
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $256.52
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $58793
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.30%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.95%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49628
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.19
Corn for grain: 2695 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 6405 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1132 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 83 acres

Rankin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 4.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 71 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/18/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Public administration (6%)
Health care (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (17%)
India (14%)
Vietnam (8%)
Canada (7%)
Germany (5%)
Philippines (3%)
Venezuela (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rankin County:

United States or American (28%)
Irish (10%)
English (9%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Rankin County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 47,656 (85%)
Carpooled: 6,267 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 107 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 52 (0%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 323 (1%)
Other means: 368 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,438 (3%)

People in group quarters in Rankin County, Mississippi

2227 people in state prisons
1343 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
288 people in homes for the mentally retarded
287 people in nursing homes
277 people in other types of correctional institutions
190 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
117 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
52 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
52 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
35 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
30 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
17 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,046.

10.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,665 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.25%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($188 average AGI)
Rankin County: 0.06%
Mississippi average: 0.09%

7.29% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($27,722 average AGI)
2.89% relocated from other states ($11,755 average AGI)
Rankin County: 2.89%
Mississippi average: 3.40%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hinds County, MS	3.07% ($37,695 average AGI)
from Madison County, MS	1.11% ($50,230)
from Simpson County, MS	0.30% ($30,788)
from Scott County, MS	0.23% ($38,245)
from Harrison County, MS	0.21% ($41,149)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.21% ($27,064)
from Forrest County, MS	0.13% ($29,983)

7.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,907 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.93%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($47 average AGI)
Rankin County: 0.02%
Mississippi average: 0.08%

5.08% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($23,349 average AGI)
2.83% relocated to other states ($15,511 average AGI)
Rankin County: 2.83%
Mississippi average: 3.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Hinds County, MS	1.90% ($30,535 average AGI)
to Madison County, MS	0.95% ($54,702)
to Simpson County, MS	0.23% ($32,089)
to Scott County, MS	0.23% ($30,140)
to Forrest County, MS	0.17% ($24,945)
to Copiah County, MS	0.12% ($30,415)
to Shelby County, TN	0.12% ($36,604)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Births per 1000 population in Rankin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Rankin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Rankin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,634 (11,487 aged, 3,147 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.78
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3040.190
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 104.380
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 14094.1

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1416.860
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 611.340
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 1.52

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38.32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 85.71

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.1

Household type by relationship

Households: 110,455

In family households: 97,419 (24,481 male householders, 6,840 female householders)
24,745 spouses, 34,526 children (31,227 natural, 904 adopted, 2,395 stepchildren), 2,316 grandchildren, 730 brothers or sisters, 711 parents, 1,285 other relatives, 1,785 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,036 (4,833 male householders (3,792 living alone)), 6,001 female householders (5,398 living alone)), 2,202 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,872 (4,680 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 12,452 2-persons, 7,985 3-persons, 6,902 4-persons, 2,827 5-persons, 804 6-persons, 351 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,190 1-person, 1,388 2-persons, 147 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

96.4% of residents of Rankin County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $531,893,000 ($4143 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $50,429,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $242,936,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $81,730,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,196,000
Federal grants: $150,543,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,125,000 ($2,533,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $49,364,000 ($35,063,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,802,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $157,947,000
Federal Government insurance: $240,379,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 9,497

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,217

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +530

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +10,879

Here:	+83 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Rankin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2,285
1995 to 1998: 8,263
1990 to 1994: 5,989
1980 to 1989: 10,296
1970 to 1979: 9,765
1960 to 1969: 4,707
1950 to 1959: 2,089
1940 to 1949: 907
1939 or earlier: 769

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rankin County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 320 3 rooms: 1,317 4 rooms: 3,204 5 rooms: 8,627 6 rooms: 8,752 7 rooms: 5,095 8 rooms: 2,928 9+ rooms: 2,223

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rankin County, Mississippi:
	1 room: 137 2 rooms: 744 3 rooms: 1,615 4 rooms: 3,311 5 rooms: 2,256 6 rooms: 1,008 7 rooms: 326 8 rooms: 142 9+ rooms: 74

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rankin County:
	no bedroom: 106 1 bedroom: 594 2 bedrooms: 5,309 3 bedrooms: 20,353 4 bedrooms: 5,550 5+ bedrooms: 564

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rankin County:
	no bedroom: 208 1 bedroom: 2,047 2 bedrooms: 4,240 3 bedrooms: 2,894 4 bedrooms: 198 5+ bedrooms: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Rankin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 924 1 vehicle: 7,883 2 vehicles: 15,409 3 vehicles: 5,999 4 vehicles: 1,655 5+ vehicles: 606

Cars and other vehicles available in Rankin County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 899 1 vehicle: 4,684 2 vehicles: 3,194 3 vehicles: 620 4 vehicles: 152 5+ vehicles: 64

52% of Rankin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Mississippi.

Rankin County:	51.6%
State average:	59.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 86194
Northeast: 1720
Midwest: 4786
South: 17903
West: 2305

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (45%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (66%) Utility gas (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,030

Here:	7.4%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 457

Here:	7.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 909

Here:	24.7%
Mississippi:	12.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Rankin County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,652,000
Charges - All Other: $3,959,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $2,943,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,261,000
Police Protection: $6,907,000

Financial Administration: $3,094,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,094,000

Central Staff Services: $2,775,000

Corrections - Other: $2,374,000

General Public Buildings: $1,707,000

Fire Protection: $1,511,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,290,000

General - Other: $788,000

Welfare - Other: $662,000

Natural Resources - Other: $547,000

Health Services - Other: $284,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,370,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $1,264,000
Higher Education: $1,256,000

Health: $337,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $13,765,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $23,439,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $19,500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,640,000
Other, NEC: $2,500,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $125,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,439,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,205,000
Interest Earnings: $1,967,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,792,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,640,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,086,000
All Other: $1,358,000

Highways: $1,136,000
Tax - Property: $24,861,000
NEC: $1,686,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $34,000,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64