Compare Rankin County, MS vs Jackson Metro Area, MS vs Mississippi (MS) vs United States
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| Metric |
Rankin County, MS County |
Jackson Metro Area, MS Metro Area |
Mississippi (MS) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 158,854 | 611,324 | 2,946,779 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,270 | $1,072 | $954 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1995 | 1985 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Household income | $79,357 | $61,644 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $38,935 | $34,708 | $31,549 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 9.8% | 17.7% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.7% | 48.2% | 43.6% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 158,854 | 611,324 | 2,946,779 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 110,654 | 411,711 | 1,972,266 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 60,133 | 237,841 | 1,145,431 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $79,357 | $61,644 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $38,935 | $34,708 | $31,549 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 9.8% | 17.7% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.7% | 48.2% | 43.6% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,270 | $1,072 | $954 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1995 | 1985 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 23.2% | 32.5% | 30% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 76.8% | 67.5% | 70% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 71.4% | 45.5% | 55.8% | 61% |
| Black | 20.9% | 47.7% | 36.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 96.7% | 96.4% | 96.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 92.9% | 92.4% | 94.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 27.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 7.1% | 7.6% | 5.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 30.3% | 30.9% | 31.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 22.2% | 24.3% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 14% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 33.5% | 32.2% | 25.1% | 35.7% |