Rankin County, Mississippi (MS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 11,379
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 32,476
Renter-occupied apartments: 12,961 (it was 9,613 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 775 sq. mi.
Water area: 31.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 200 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 76%
- Government: 19%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 38.2 years |
Mississippi median age: | 38.3 years |
Males: 73,833 | ![]() |
Females: 81,438 | ![]() |

Rankin County: | 2.0 people |
Mississippi: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $67,012 ($44,946 in 1999)
This county: | $67,012 |
Mississippi: | $45,792 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $813 (lower quartile is $534, upper quartile is $1,037)
This county: | $813 |
State: | $598 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $170,000 (it was $88,500 in 2000)
Rankin: | $170,000 |
Mississippi: | $128,200 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,258
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $375
Institutionalized population: 4,956
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:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.63.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
37.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
41.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
64.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 202 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 174 pounds. This is more than average.
Health of residents in Rankin County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.69.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
43.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
100.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
64.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 204 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 971 buildings, average cost: $80,900
- 1998: 1034 buildings, average cost: $89,800
- 1999: 1031 buildings, average cost: $89,200
- 2000: 787 buildings, average cost: $95,100
- 2001: 964 buildings, average cost: $89,400
- 2002: 1019 buildings, average cost: $90,400
- 2003: 1224 buildings, average cost: $98,100
- 2004: 1411 buildings, average cost: $117,400
- 2005: 1625 buildings, average cost: $130,500
- 2006: 1554 buildings, average cost: $132,700
- 2007: 1162 buildings, average cost: $135,600
- 2008: 675 buildings, average cost: $158,000
- 2009: 481 buildings, average cost: $163,300
- 2010: 475 buildings, average cost: $176,500
- 2011: 352 buildings, average cost: $184,000
- 2012: 529 buildings, average cost: $182,100
- 2013: 588 buildings, average cost: $200,200
- 2014: 565 buildings, average cost: $227,400
- 2015: 559 buildings, average cost: $221,200
- 2016: 715 buildings, average cost: $224,800
- 2017: 788 buildings, average cost: $204,400
- 2018: 473 buildings, average cost: $236,900
- 2019: 255 buildings, average cost: $259,300
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%)
Rankin County: | 11.6% |
Mississippi: | 19.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 38.2 years old
(Males: 36.9 years old, Females: 39.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.3 years old, Black residents: 34.4 years old, American Indian residents: 28.4 years old, Asian residents: 28.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.4 years old, Other race residents: 34.2 years old)
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
.
Here: | 3.7% |
Mississippi: | 6.0% |
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)
Rankin County: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 2.1% |
- 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
Here: | 62.8% with mortgage |
State: | 49.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Rankin County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 71,549 | 123 |
Mainline Protestant | 10,491 | 34 |
Catholic | 4,096 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 2,864 | 12 |
Other | 2,437 | 6 |
None | 50,180 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Rankin County: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Mississippi: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Rankin County: | 4.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.27 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Rankin County: | 9.9% |
Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Rankin County: | 29.2% |
State: | 33.1% |
Here: | 12.2% |
State: | 14.4% |
Agriculture in Rankin County:
Average size of farms: 163 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $77,153
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: $58,793
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: $49,628
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
Earthquake activity:
Rankin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 190% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 178.9 miles away from Rankin County center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 177.9 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 233.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 160.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 123.4 miles away from Rankin County center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 237.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Rankin County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 6, Hurricanes: 4, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 60,520 (85.6%)
- Carpooled: 6,489 (9.2%)
- Bus: 33 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 833 (1.2%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0.0%)
- Walked: 280 (0.4%)
- Worked at home: 2,681 (3.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- Mexico (26%)
- India (11%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Honduras (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Colombia (4%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- American (25%)
- European (7%)
- English (6%)
- Irish (4%)
- German (3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Rankin County, Mississippi in 2000:
- 2,227 people in state prisons
- 1,343 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
People in group quarters in Rankin County, Mississippi in 2010:
- 3,256 people in state prisons
- 931 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 434 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 332 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 266 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 257 people in correctional residential facilities
- 60 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 34 people in college/university student housing
- 22 people in group homes intended for adults
- 18 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 10 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 9 people in other noninstitutional facilities
7.28% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,829 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.28% |
Mississippi average: | 6.54% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Hinds County, MS | ![]() |
from Madison County, MS | ![]() |
from Simpson County, MS | ![]() |
from Scott County, MS | ![]() |
from Lauderdale County, MS | ![]() |
from Forrest County, MS | ![]() |
from Lamar County, MS | ![]() |
6.64% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($58,367 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.64% |
Mississippi average: | 6.87% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Hinds County, MS | ![]() |
to Madison County, MS | ![]() |
to Simpson County, MS | ![]() |
to Scott County, MS | ![]() |
to Copiah County, MS | ![]() |
to Harrison County, MS | ![]() |
to Forrest County, MS | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 18,304 (14,224 aged, 4,080 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,758 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Rankin County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,804)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,288)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,275)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (979)
- Congestive heart failure (661)
- Unspecified dementia (551)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (520)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (501)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (383)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (346)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,040
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 104
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,094
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,417
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 611
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 86
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 48.0. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 30.9
- Other - 17.1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 120.0. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 96.0
- Other - 24.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 155,271- 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:
Births: 9,497Here: | 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
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.2 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.7 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Rankin County: | 85.2% |
State average: | 86.9% |
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
- 51.3%Utility gas
- 38.7%Electricity
- 9.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
- 72.5%Electricity
- 22.2%Utility gas
- 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 15.7% |
Mississippi: | 11.5% |
Here: | 13.7% |
Mississippi: | 13.2% |
Here: | 10.9% |
Mississippi: | 10.9% |
Rankin County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,098,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,829,000
Other: $2,943,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,760,000
Regular Highways: $2,851,000
General - Other: $1,426,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,933,000
Police Protection: $10,624,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,012,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,227,000
General - Other: $5,061,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,265,000
Financial Administration: $3,677,000
Central Staff Services: $2,894,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,487,000
Health - Other: $1,314,000
General Public Buildings: $1,066,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $762,000
Natural Resources - Other: $421,000
Public Welfare - Other: $381,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,114,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $3,594,000
Other - Libraries: $1,726,000
Other - Health - Other: $337,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $25,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $75,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,158,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,692,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,532,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,500,000
Interest Earnings: $670,000
Sale of Property: $473,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $816,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $68,685,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,172,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,758,000
Other: $1,839,000
Highways: $1,466,000
Health and Hospitals: $351,000
- Tax - Property: $46,590,000
Other License: $2,902,000
Rankin County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,098,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,829,000
Other: $2,943,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,760,000
Regular Highways: $2,851,000
General - Other: $1,426,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,933,000
Police Protection: $10,624,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,012,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,227,000
General - Other: $5,061,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,265,000
Financial Administration: $3,677,000
Central Staff Services: $2,894,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,487,000
Health - Other: $1,314,000
General Public Buildings: $1,066,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $762,000
Natural Resources - Other: $421,000
Public Welfare - Other: $381,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,114,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $3,594,000
Other - Libraries: $1,726,000
Other - Health - Other: $337,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $25,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $75,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,158,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,692,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,532,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,500,000
Interest Earnings: $670,000
Sale of Property: $473,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $816,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $68,685,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,172,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,758,000
Other: $1,839,000
Highways: $1,466,000
Health and Hospitals: $351,000
- Tax - Property: $46,590,000
Other License: $2,902,000
Rankin County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,098,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,829,000
Other: $2,943,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,760,000
Regular Highways: $2,851,000
General - Other: $1,426,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,933,000
Police Protection: $10,624,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,012,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,227,000
General - Other: $5,061,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,265,000
Financial Administration: $3,677,000
Central Staff Services: $2,894,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,487,000
Health - Other: $1,314,000
General Public Buildings: $1,066,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $762,000
Natural Resources - Other: $421,000
Public Welfare - Other: $381,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,114,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $3,594,000
Other - Libraries: $1,726,000
Other - Health - Other: $337,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $25,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $75,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,158,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,692,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,532,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,500,000
Interest Earnings: $670,000
Sale of Property: $473,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $816,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $68,685,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,172,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,758,000
Other: $1,839,000
Highways: $1,466,000
Health and Hospitals: $351,000
- Tax - Property: $46,590,000
Other License: $2,902,000
Rankin County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,098,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,829,000
Other: $2,943,000
- Construction - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,760,000
Regular Highways: $2,851,000
General - Other: $1,426,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,933,000
Police Protection: $10,624,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,012,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,227,000
General - Other: $5,061,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,265,000
Financial Administration: $3,677,000
Central Staff Services: $2,894,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,487,000
Health - Other: $1,314,000
General Public Buildings: $1,066,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $762,000
Natural Resources - Other: $421,000
Public Welfare - Other: $381,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,114,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $3,594,000
Other - Libraries: $1,726,000
Other - Health - Other: $337,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $25,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $75,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,158,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,000,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,692,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,532,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,500,000
Interest Earnings: $670,000
Sale of Property: $473,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $816,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $68,685,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,172,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,758,000
Other: $1,839,000
Highways: $1,466,000
Health and Hospitals: $351,000
- Tax - Property: $46,590,000
Other License: $2,902,000
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 21 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 808 | $147,833 | 669 | $156,535 | 2,870 | $155,789 | 231 | $40,238 | 1 | $946,000 | 414 | $114,181 | 115 | $37,148 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 18 | $122,611 | 43 | $127,326 | 194 | $159,706 | 7 | $62,429 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $106,400 | 25 | $50,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 81 | $133,679 | 124 | $89,750 | 679 | $151,199 | 118 | $31,356 | 1 | $330,000 | 44 | $117,068 | 91 | $68,242 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 84 | $136,976 | 46 | $191,543 | 513 | $154,413 | 25 | $81,360 | 0 | $0 | 22 | $109,182 | 10 | $54,900 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 12 | $146,333 | 9 | $147,778 | 156 | $154,737 | 11 | $40,818 | 0 | $0 | 4 | $147,250 | 9 | $32,222 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 19 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 104 | $187,269 | 182 | $195,797 | 2 | $116,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 38 | $207,974 | 43 | $220,488 | 3 | $102,333 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 17 | $210,588 | 29 | $200,621 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 5 | $186,400 | 15 | $145,400 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 7 | $176,857 | 16 | $204,688 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Rankin County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 559 | 70.5 years |
Mary | 420 | 76.7 years |
William | 406 | 72.7 years |
John | 390 | 71.6 years |
Robert | 315 | 70.2 years |
Charles | 205 | 68.1 years |
Willie | 175 | 74.2 years |
George | 158 | 72.7 years |
Thomas | 146 | 71.5 years |
Annie | 140 | 80.1 years |
Most common last names in Rankin County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 248 | 74.9 years |
Jones | 241 | 74.3 years |
Johnson | 167 | 73.0 years |
Williams | 147 | 72.0 years |
Brown | 147 | 70.6 years |
Taylor | 132 | 73.5 years |
Myers | 110 | 72.7 years |
White | 108 | 74.5 years |
Davis | 101 | 72.1 years |
Thompson | 91 | 72.2 years |
Businesses in Rankin County, MS | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 5 | La Quinta | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Marriott | 1 | |
AutoZone | 4 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 4 | McDonald's | 6 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Best Western | 3 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 3 | New Balance | 3 | |
Budget Car Rental | 3 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Burger King | 3 | Nike | 7 | |
CVS | 4 | Nissan | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
Chico's | 1 | Penske | 3 | |
Circle K | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Popeyes | 4 | |
Curves | 3 | Quality | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Days Inn | 2 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Ramada | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 4 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 7 | |
FedEx | 24 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Sleep Inn | 2 | |
GNC | 2 | Starbucks | 3 | |
GameStop | 3 | Subway | 17 | |
Gap | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Goodwill | 3 | T-Mobile | 6 | |
Gymboree | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
H&R Block | 4 | Taco Bell | 4 | |
Hilton | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 4 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 10 | |
Honda | 1 | UPS | 25 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Waffle House | 7 | |
Justice | 2 | Walgreens | 4 | |
KFC | 4 | Walmart | 3 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Kroger | 6 | YMCA | 2 |
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"