Rankin County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 112,69773.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 32,12421.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,3442.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,8871.2%Two or more races
  • 1,8361.2%Asian alone
  • 2280.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1340.09%Some other race alone
  • 500.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

Health of residents in Rankin County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Rankin County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,322 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $770 (0.5%)

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, Robinhood, Cleary, Pelahatchie, Puckett.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County, Alabama , Caddo Parish, Louisiana , Bryan County, Georgia , Elmore County, Alabama , Montgomery County, Alabama , Webster Parish, Louisiana , Yazoo County , Telfair County, Georgia .

Current college students: 4,647
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,533 (52.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,1812010 or later
• 1,1942000 to 2009
• 4691990 to 1999
• 3851980 to 1989
• 2141970 to 1979
• 212Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.5 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 45,029
• One, attached: 1,313
• Two: 1,068
• 3 or 4: 678
• 5 to 9: 2,364
• 10 to 19: 1,707
• 20 to 49: 457
• 50 or more: 642
• Mobile homes: 8,588

Housing units in Rankin County with a mortgage: 27,224 (353 second mortgage, 1,434 home equity loan, 191 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16,837

Religion statistics for Rankin County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Rankin County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 03, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4175: April 30, 2014, FEMA Id: 4175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3348: August 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3348, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1594: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1594, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 06, 2003 to April 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1459: April 24, 2003, FEMA Id: 1459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi High Winds, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 21, 1992 to November 22, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-968: November 25, 1992, FEMA Id: 968, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Mississippi SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 01, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-683: June 01, 1983, FEMA Id: 683, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 16, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-678: April 16, 1983, FEMA Id: 678, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.28% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,829 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.31% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($35,426 average AGI)
1.97% relocated from other states ($14,403 average AGI)

Rankin County:	1.97%
Mississippi average:	2.61%

from Hinds County, MS	2.09% ($47,456 average AGI)
from Madison County, MS	0.98% ($56,222)
from Simpson County, MS	0.25% ($41,741)
from Scott County, MS	0.20% ($43,351)
from Lauderdale County, MS	0.11% ($67,559)
from Forrest County, MS	0.10% ($39,200)
from Lamar County, MS	0.10% ($46,887)

6.64% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($58,367 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($31,299 average AGI)
2.32% relocated to other states ($27,069 average AGI)

Rankin County:	2.32%
Mississippi average:	2.94%

to Hinds County, MS	1.54% ($38,570 average AGI)
to Madison County, MS	0.83% ($71,029)
to Simpson County, MS	0.26% ($34,923)
to Scott County, MS	0.17% ($44,160)
to Copiah County, MS	0.11% ($36,443)
to Harrison County, MS	0.10% ($49,426)
to Forrest County, MS	0.09% ($38,188)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rankin County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 27,301 (6,009 living alone), Female householders: 29,710 (9,276 living alone)

• 29,478 spouses (29,393 opposite-sex spouses), 1,973 unmarried partners, (1,860 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 47,024 children (43,385 natural, 684 adopted, 2,955 stepchildren), 3,939 grandchildren, 2,517 brothers or sisters, 1,899 parents, 0 foster children, 2,670 other relatives, 3,377 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,383

Size of family households: 18,773 2-persons, 8,989 3-persons, 5,947 4-persons, 4,384 5-persons, 1,459 6-persons, 124 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,285 1-person, 1,950 2-persons, 100 3-persons.

22,085 married couples with children.
10,004 single-parent households (2,619 men, 7,385 women).

95.0% of residents of Rankin speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $531,893,000 ($4,143 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:

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

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

• Year house built in Rankin County, Mississippi
• 3,4272014 or later
• 1,6312010 to 2013
• 14,3062000 to 2009
• 15,3151990 to 1999
• 8,7271980 to 1989
• 10,4711970 to 1979
• 6,0241960 to 1969
• 8021950 to 1959
• 7451940 to 1949
• 3981939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Rankin County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rankin County, Mississippi
• 941 room
• 02 rooms
• 3723 rooms
• 3,3914 rooms
• 9,4655 rooms
• 10,4916 rooms
• 8,6677 rooms
• 4,8728 rooms
• 6,7099+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rankin County, Mississippi
• 6481 room
• 712 rooms
• 1,6583 rooms
• 3,9214 rooms
• 3,1595 rooms
• 2,1766 rooms
• 1,0347 rooms
• 2838 rooms
• 09+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Rankin County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rankin County, Mississippi
• 94no bedroom
• 891 bedroom
• 5,0782 bedrooms
• 26,5013 bedrooms
• 10,6694 bedrooms
• 1,6305+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rankin County, Mississippi
• 648no bedroom
• 1,2211 bedroom
• 5,0742 bedrooms
• 5,3883 bedrooms
• 6194 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Rankin County, Mississippi in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Rankin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 544no vehicle
• 10,4891 vehicle
• 19,1142 vehicles
• 9,4793 vehicles
• 3,2194 vehicles
• 1,2165+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Rankin County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,207no vehicle
• 5,6721 vehicle
• 3,6322 vehicles
• 1,2333 vehicles
• 6114 vehicles
• 5955+ vehicles

85.2% of Rankin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 114,054
• Other state: 35,585
• Northeast: 2,609
• Midwest: 6,338
• South: 23,317
• West: 3,321

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,585
• Number of aged recipients: 216
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,369
• Number of recipients under 18: 515
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,587
• Number of recipients older than 64: 483
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 816
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 996

Rankin County on our top lists:

• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"