Pelahatchie

Population: 1,648
Median household income: $52,957
Median home value: $183,300

Pelahatchie, a community in Rankin County, Mississippi, has 1,648 residents. At $52,957, its median household income sits below Rankin County's $77,454.

From 2019 to 2023, Pelahatchie's population declined 2.7% from 1,693 to 1,648, while its median home value rose 78.7% from $102,600 to $183,300.

Households average 2.47 people. The median gross rent is $718.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,648
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,957
Median home value: $183,300
Median gross rent: $718
Housing units: 714
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6931,648

Median household income

$44,489$52,957

Median home value

$102,600$183,300

Median gross rent

$790$718

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,693	$44,489	$102,600	$790
2020	1,902	$46,331	$130,700	$791
2021	1,733	$48,629	$136,400	$647
2022	1,871	$50,948	$140,600	$829
2023	1,648	$52,957	$183,300	$718

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	7.0%
5 to 17	381	23.1%
18 to 24	124	7.5%
25 to 34	240	14.6%
35 to 44	221	13.4%
45 to 54	160	9.7%
55 to 64	147	8.9%
65 to 74	137	8.3%
75 and over	123	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,045	63.4%
Black or African American	434	26.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	71	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	98	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	180	17.5%
High school graduate	350	34.0%
Some college or associate's	308	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	67	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	123	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone88.8%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	494	88.8%
Carpooled	26	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	6.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	77	14.8%
15 to 29 min	251	48.3%
30 to 44 min	162	31.2%
45 to 59 min	18	3.5%
60+ min	12	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 21.3% (350 of 1,646)

	Count	Share
Family households	448	67.4%
Nonfamily households	217	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	665	93.1%
Vacant	49	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	466	70.1%
Renter-occupied	199	29.9%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	615	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26	3.6%
5 to 19 units	30	4.2%
20 or more units	8	1.1%
Mobile home & other	35	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2856200
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 32.3209, -89.8080