Hinds County vs Rankin County

A side-by-side comparison of Hinds County and Rankin County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hinds County and Rankin County are counties in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hinds County has the higher population (222,494 vs 158,218 in Rankin County). Rankin County has the higher median household income ($77,454 vs $49,966 in Hinds County). Rankin County has the higher median home value ($223,400 vs $151,200 in Hinds County).

Population, income & housing

	Hinds County	Rankin County
Population	222,494	158,218
Median age	36.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,966	$77,454
Median home value	$151,200	$223,400
Median gross rent	$1,032	$1,210
Housing units	106,225	64,076
Homeownership rate	57.9%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinds County	Rankin County
Population	238,797 → 222,494 (-6.8%)	152,677 → 158,218 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$44,625 → $49,966 (+12.0%)	$65,996 → $77,454 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$118,600 → $151,200 (+27.5%)	$162,500 → $223,400 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $1,032 (+18.8%)	$983 → $1,210 (+23.1%)

Hinds County

Population

238,797222,494

Median household income

$44,625$49,966

Median home value

$118,600$151,200

Median gross rent

$869$1,032

Rankin County

Population

152,677158,218

Median household income

$65,996$77,454

Median home value

$162,500$223,400

Median gross rent

$983$1,210

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinds County	Rankin County
Under 5	6.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.7%
75 and over	6.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinds County	Rankin County
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	71.6%
Black or African American	72.2%	21.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinds County	Rankin County
No high school diploma	11.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	23.6%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinds County	Rankin County
Drove alone	76.9%	82.2%
Carpooled	12.8%	9.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	1.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinds County	Rankin County
1-unit, detached	68.7%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	6.3%
20 or more units	5.3%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Hinds County	Rankin County
Poverty rate	21.6%	10.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1974	1994