Rankin County vs. Scott County

	Rankin County (MS)	Scott County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	153,902	28,287
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.3%	0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	142,054	28,260
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	141,617	28,264
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	7.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	26.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.3%	15.1%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	50.9%
White alone, percent	75.9%	58.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	21.2%	38.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.8%	11.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	73.5%	49.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,244	1,268
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.7%	7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	61,483	11,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.2%	73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$160,000	$68,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,228	$972
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$363	$370
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$975	$699
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.0%	6.4%
Building permits, 2018	489	7
Households, 2014-2018	55,595	10,435
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.70
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.0%	91.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.3%	11.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.0%	74.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.6%	54.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.5%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.2%	12.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.7%	18.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.7%	20.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.1%	56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	50.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	278,454	26,372
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,354,462	56,397
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,361,153	243,762
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,265	$8,629
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.3	25.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,557	$33,735
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,874	$21,640
Persons in poverty, percent	9.6%	25.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,686	490
Total employment, 2017	55,248	10,875
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,170,121	377,879
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.6%	3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	12,842	1,646
All firms, 2012	13,659	1,818
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,535	881
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,394	710
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,121	616
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	11,048	1,141
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,501	205
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	11,271	1,520
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.6%	18.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.7%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	182.6	46.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	775.49	609.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

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