Rankin County Information
Rankin in
Mississippi occupies
806 square miles and has a 2006 population of
135,830, a change from a 2000 population of
115,327 and
87,161 in 1990.
14.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
15.6% percent is 25-35, and
15.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
174 acts of violent crime reported in
Rankin in 2004, a change from
173 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,974 people:
4.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.7%.
Read more about
Rankin, Mississippi in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Rankin | |
| State | Mississippi | |
| Land Area | 806 sq. miles | Ranked 1,157 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 135,830 | Ranked 437 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 131,521 | |
| Population 2000 | 115,327 | Ranked 467 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 87,161 | Ranked 523 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 79.8% | |
| African American | 18.6% | |
| Asian American | .8% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 15.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 174 | 173 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 4 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 36 | |
| Robberies | 41 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 93 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,026 | 2,056 |
| Burglaries | 815 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,019 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 192 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 71,876 | 63,330 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,974 | 2,364 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | 3.7% |
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