Ridgeland, MS

Census Place

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2024 Population

24,587

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.7

0.563% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.91%

1.88% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$66,038

4.05% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$275,200

6.01% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,837

1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ridgeland, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.8% of the residents in Ridgeland, MS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ridgeland, MS are Wesley Biblical Seminary (36 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Ridgeland, MS was $275,200, and the homeownership rate was 47.3%.

Most people in Ridgeland, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Ridgeland, MS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ridgeland, MS is home to a population of 24.6k people, from which 95.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.17% of Ridgeland, MS residents were born outside of the country (1.76k people).

In 2024, there were 1.16 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.4k people) in Ridgeland, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.85k White (Non-Hispanic) and 854 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%

2024 Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.8% of Ridgeland, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ridgeland, MS was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ridgeland, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ridgeland, MS

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.4k ± 972
White (Non-Hispanic)
9.85k ± 872
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
854 ± 408

6.54%

Hispanic Population

1.61k people

6.54% of the people in Ridgeland, MS are hispanic (1.61k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ridgeland, MS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
15,967 ± 3,094 people
Honduras
6,221 ± 1,934 people
Guatemala
4,623 ± 1,668 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 15,967 Mississippi residents, followed by Honduras with 6,221 and Guatemala with 4,623.

Foreign-Born Population

7.17%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.76k people

7.12%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.75k people

As of 2024, 7.17% of Ridgeland, MS residents (1.76k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ridgeland, MS was 7.12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ridgeland, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
258 ± 136
Vietnam
241 ± 135
Gulf War (2001-)
175 ± 99

Ridgeland, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ridgeland, MS.

Health

89.7% of the population of Ridgeland, MS has health coverage, with 53.6% on employee plans, 11.4% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 0.787% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mississippi see 1,875 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,875 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1939 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 436 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.2% under 18 years, 27% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.3%

Uninsured

53.6%

Employer Coverage

11.4%

Medicaid

11.4%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

0.787%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ridgeland, MS grew by 0.563% from 10.2% to 10.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ridgeland, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Ridgeland, MS employs 13.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ridgeland, MS were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,188 people), Manufacturing (1,278 people), and Educational Services (1,268 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($92,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($77,885), and Public Administration ($57,446).

Employment

Occupations

13.8k

2024 Value

± 1,016

1 Year growth

± 10.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ridgeland, MS grew at a rate of 1%, from 13.7k employees to 13.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ridgeland, MS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,593 people), Management Occupations (1,560 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,118 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ridgeland, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.8k

2024 Value

± 1,016

1 Year growth

± 10.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ridgeland, MS grew at a rate of 1%, from 13.7k employees to 13.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ridgeland, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,188 people), Manufacturing (1,278 people), and Educational Services (1,268 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ridgeland, MS, though some of these residents may live in Ridgeland, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,575

Median earning men ± $3,588

$41,383

Median earning women ± $3,058

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($127,639), Public Administration ($108,542), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,076).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,725), Manufacturing ($65,115), and Information ($54,375).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

Y-Axis

1.38%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ridgeland, MS. Showing the available data for Mississippi.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.9%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.439%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Mississippi for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Ridgeland, MS awarded 36 degrees. The student population of Ridgeland, MS in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 122 male students and 48 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ridgeland, MS are Black or African American (15 and 41.7%), White (14 and 38.9%), Unknown (5 and 13.9%), and Hispanic or Latino (2 and 5.56%).

The largest universities in Ridgeland, MS by number of degrees awarded are Wesley Biblical Seminary (36 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Ridgeland, MS are Christian Studies (18 and 50%), Theological Studies (7 and 19.4%), and Divinity & Ministry (6 and 16.7%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $7,500.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Ridgeland, MS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 57.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 25%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 170 (71.8% men and 28.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 170 students enrolled in Ridgeland, MS, 71.8% men and 28.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 91 records, of which 26.4% were women and 73.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Christian Studies
18 degrees awarded
Theological Studies
7 degrees awarded
Divinity & Ministry
4 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Ridgeland, MS was Christian Studies with 18 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Ridgeland, MS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Wesley Biblical Seminary

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

36 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wesley Biblical Seminary with 36 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 23 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ridgeland, MS, which is 1.77 times more than the 13 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 15 degrees mean that there were 1.07 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 14 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($7,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ridgeland, MS was $275,200 in 2024, which is 0.827 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $259,600 to $275,200, a 6.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Ridgeland, MS is 47.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ridgeland, MS have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ridgeland, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$275,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,999

$5,098

Median Property Taxes

±$499

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ridgeland, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ridgeland, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

47.3%

Homeownership

2024

68.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 47.3% of the housing units in Ridgeland, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 47.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ridgeland, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,038

Median Household Income

± $2,963

10.8k

Number of Households

± 838

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.8k households in Ridgeland, MS grew to $66,038 from the previous year's value of $63,470.

The following chart displays the households in Ridgeland, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ridgeland, MS is from Mississippi.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2024, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.74% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82%)
Worked At Home (9%)
Carpooled (7.43%)

In 2024, 82% of workers in Ridgeland, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ridgeland, MS have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.29% of the workforce in Ridgeland, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ridgeland, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ridgeland, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ridgeland, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.91% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ridgeland, MS (2.39k out of 24.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ridgeland, MS is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.