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Rankin County, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Rankin County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Rankin County is a largely residential and service-oriented county of 160,573 residents situated near Jackson, with a median household income of $79,357 and a poverty rate of just 10.0%—both notably favorable for Mississippi. The workforce of roughly 63.4% labor force participation skews toward homeowners (77.6%) with median worker earnings of $45,301, and 32.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county added 4.6% population growth over five years, median home values sit at $223,400, and a mean commute of 26.6 minutes reflects its role as a bedroom community to the broader Jackson metro.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

160,573

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$79,357

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.6% since 2018

Rankin County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone113,415 (71.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone33,225 (20.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,958 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,692 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,257 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone2,194 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,719
  2. 2.Other Indo-European622
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island587
  4. 4.Arabic427
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic359

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

8,654

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,419

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,662

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance21,076
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)8,711
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,033
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)6,637
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services6,121

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations34,172
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations17,386
  3. 3.Service Occupations10,701
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations9,228
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,435

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.31×)4,773
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.24×)2,203
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.22×)6,248
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)4,159
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)20,489

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$223,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,210/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9997,971 (17.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9997,803 (16.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9996,079 (13.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,932 (8.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,359 (7.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,665 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,301

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone62,666 (81.5%)
  • Carpooled6,882 (9.0%)
  • Worked At Home5,440 (7.1%)
  • Walked983 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit443 (0.6%)
  • Other379 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.