Rankin County vs. Simpson County

Rankin County (MS)Simpson County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)153,90226,758
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.3%-2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)142,05427,498
Population, Census, April 1, 2010141,61727,503
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.2%23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.3%17.6%
Female persons, percent51.9%51.5%
White alone, percent75.9%62.8%
Black or African American alone, percent21.2%35.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.4%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.8%1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent73.5%61.6%
Veterans, 2014-20188,2441,261
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.7%0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)61,48312,198
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.2%80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$160,000$84,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,228$1,012
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$363$334
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$975$682
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.0%6.5%
Building permits, 201848934
Households, 2014-201855,5959,361
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.0%86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%0.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.0%73.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.6%55.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.5%78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.2%12.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.7%14.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.7%15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.1%54.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.4%49.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)278,45431,674
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,023,649150,844
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,354,46227,009
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,361,153234,747
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,265$8,576
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.334.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,557$37,946
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,874$20,495
Persons in poverty, percent9.6%19.8%
Total employer establishments, 20173,686427
Total employment, 201755,2485,660
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,170,121153,041
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.6%-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,8421,853
All firms, 201213,6592,142
Men-owned firms, 20127,5351,043
Women-owned firms, 20124,394893
Minority-owned firms, 20122,121778
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,0481,291
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,501200
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,2711,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%17.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.7%23.6%
Population per square mile, 2010182.646.7
Land area in square miles, 2010775.49589.16

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Rankin county (MS) and Simpson county (MS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.