Rankin County, Mississippi

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 158,218
Median household income: $77,454
Median home value: $223,400

Rankin County, Mississippi counts 158,218 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $77,454 is above the Mississippi median ($54,915).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rankin County's population grew 3.6% from 152,677 to 158,218, while its median household income rose 17.4% from $65,996 to $77,454.

The median resident is 39.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 158,218
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $77,454
Median home value: $223,400
Median gross rent: $1,210
Housing units: 64,076
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

152,677158,218

Median household income

$65,996$77,454

Median home value

$162,500$223,400

Median gross rent

$983$1,210

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	152,677	$65,996	$162,500	$983
2020	154,119	$68,310	$165,200	$1,044
2021	156,052	$72,326	$174,600	$1,085
2022	157,185	$76,460	$203,300	$1,177
2023	158,218	$77,454	$223,400	$1,210

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,655	5.5%
5 to 17	27,086	17.1%
18 to 24	12,414	7.8%
25 to 34	21,418	13.5%
35 to 44	22,838	14.4%
45 to 54	20,748	13.1%
55 to 64	19,224	12.2%
65 to 74	15,316	9.7%
75 and over	10,519	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	113,207	71.6%
Black or African American	34,203	21.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	174	0.1%
Asian	1,794	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	181	0.1%
Some other race	602	0.4%
Two or more races	2,985	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,072	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate22.6%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,634	9.7%
High school graduate	24,880	22.6%
Some college or associate's	38,463	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	23,119	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12,967	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62,515	82.2%
Carpooled	6,926	9.1%
Public transit	381	0.5%
Walked	884	1.2%
Bicycle	46	0.1%
Worked from home	4,875	6.4%
Other means	398	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,584	19.1%
15 to 29 min	30,201	42.4%
30 to 44 min	19,445	27.3%
45 to 59 min	4,258	6.0%
60+ min	3,662	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 10.0% (15,343 of 153,037)

	Count	Share
Family households	41,012	68.8%
Nonfamily households	18,612	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	59,624	93.1%
Vacant	4,452	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46,278	77.6%
Renter-occupied	13,346	22.4%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	47,548	74.2%
1-unit, attached	1,082	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2,042	3.2%
5 to 19 units	4,044	6.3%
20 or more units	1,387	2.2%
Mobile home & other	7,973	12.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 28121
State: Mississippi
Land area: 775 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 32.2671, -89.9461