Pelahatchie vs Richland

A side-by-side comparison of Pelahatchie and Richland: population, income, housing, and more.

Pelahatchie and Richland are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richland has the higher population (7,250 vs 1,648 in Pelahatchie). Richland has the higher median household income ($63,611 vs $52,957 in Pelahatchie). Pelahatchie has the higher median home value ($183,300 vs $131,300 in Richland).

Population, income & housing

	Pelahatchie	Richland
Population	1,648	7,250
Median age	32.6 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,957	$63,611
Median home value	$183,300	$131,300
Median gross rent	$718	$1,146
Housing units	714	3,128
Homeownership rate	70.1%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pelahatchie	Richland
Population	1,693 → 1,648 (-2.7%)	7,175 → 7,250 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$44,489 → $52,957 (+19.0%)	$47,495 → $63,611 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $183,300 (+78.7%)	$131,100 → $131,300 (+0.2%)
Median gross rent	$790 → $718 (-9.1%)	$961 → $1,146 (+19.3%)

Pelahatchie

Population

1,6931,648

Median household income

$44,489$52,957

Median home value

$102,600$183,300

Median gross rent

$790$718

Richland

Population

7,1757,250

Median household income

$47,495$63,611

Median home value

$131,100$131,300

Median gross rent

$961$1,146

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pelahatchie	Richland
Under 5	7.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	23.1%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	14.0%
55 to 64	8.9%	8.5%
65 to 74	8.3%	12.0%
75 and over	7.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pelahatchie	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	71.4%
Black or African American	26.3%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pelahatchie	Richland
No high school diploma	17.5%	11.2%
High school graduate	34.0%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pelahatchie	Richland
Drove alone	88.8%	75.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	18.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.5%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pelahatchie	Richland
1-unit, detached	86.1%	58.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	7.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Pelahatchie	Richland
Poverty rate	21.3%	14.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1972	1993