Pearl

MS

Rankin County, Mississippi

Population 157K |Median income $76,460 |6 hospitals

Population
157,185
Rankin County
Median Income
$76,460
+21% vs avg
Median Home Value
$203,300
+4% vs avg
Median Age
38.9
years

10-Year Trends 2013–2023

20132023
Population
158K+10%
Median Income
$77,454+35%
Median Home Value
$223,400+50%
Poverty Rate
10%-13%
Unemployment
4.2%-30%

Economics

Median Rent
$1,177/mo
Poverty Rate
9.5% -34% vs avg
Unemployment 4.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 32.7%
Work From Home 5.4%
Public Transit 0.5%

Demographics

White 73.1%
African American 21.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.7%
Other / Multiethnic 1.4%
Asian 1.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
40.7%
Short Sleep Duration
38.1%
Obesity
36.6%
Physical Inactivity
27.2%
Binge Drinking
15.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.5%
Current Smoking
13.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.4%
Diabetes
12.1%
Current Asthma
9.1%

Preventive Care

Annual Checkup 80.8%
Dental Visit 11.7%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
6%
Stroke
3.4%

Public Safety 2022 data

Violent Crime Rate
212 per 100k
-40% vs avg Avg: 355
Property Crime Rate
1798 per 100k
-9% vs avg Avg: 1,985

Offenses by Type (per 100k residents)

Aggravated Assault
178.5
Homicide
7.9
Robbery
25.9
Burglary
337.2
Larceny-Theft
1282.1
Motor Vehicle Theft
178.4
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, UCR Summary (2022). State-level rates applied to county.

Hospitals 6 total

Rating Distribution
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0
2
Average Rating
1/5
Total Hospitals
6
With ER
2
CROSSGATES RIVER OAKS HOSPITAL
BRANDON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★☆☆☆☆
MERIT HEALTH RIVER OAKS
FLOWOOD · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★☆☆☆☆

Alerts & News — Pearl Area 1

Nearby Cities 8

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Demographics and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Data is county-level (Rankin County) as the smallest consistent geographic unit across all sources.