Ruleville, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

2,632

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.7

1.33% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

33.9%

17% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$33,480

5.79% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$85,000

Population & Diversity

Ruleville, MS is home to a population of 2.63k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 10.1 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.35k people) in Ruleville, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 233 White (Non-Hispanic) and 25 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Ruleville, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ruleville, MS was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ruleville, MS

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.35k ± 414
White (Non-Hispanic)
233 ± 83
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
25 ± 30

1.22%

Hispanic Population

32 people

1.22% of the people in Ruleville, MS are hispanic (32 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ruleville, 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 27
Vietnam
14 ± 30

Ruleville, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Ruleville, MS employs 964 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ruleville, MS were Health Care & Social Assistance (248 people), Retail Trade (203 people), and Educational Services (108 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($82,852), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,852), and Educational Services ($45,750).

Employment

Occupations

964

2024 Value

± 212

−9.91%

1 Year decline

± 35.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ruleville, MS declined at a rate of −9.91%, from 1.07k employees to 964 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ruleville, MS, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (143 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (125 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (97 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ruleville, 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

964

2024 Value

± 212

−9.91%

1 Year decline

± 35.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ruleville, MS declined at a rate of −9.91%, from 1.07k employees to 964 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ruleville, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (248 people), Retail Trade (203 people), and Educational Services (108 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ruleville, MS, though some of these residents may live in Ruleville, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$23,150

Median earning men ± $8,844

$24,125

Median earning women ± $4,582

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,320), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,719), and Public Administration ($36,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($53,214), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,370), and Retail Trade ($22,539).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ruleville, MS was $85,000 in 2024, which is 0.255 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $94,700 to $85,000, a 10.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Ruleville, MS is 43.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ruleville, MS have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ruleville, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$85,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,296

$324

Median Property Taxes

±$107

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 Ruleville, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

43.2%

Homeownership

2024

64.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 43.2% of the housing units in Ruleville, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 51.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ruleville, 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.

$33,480

Median Household Income

± $8,558

750

Number of Households

± 165

In 2024, the median household income of the 750 households in Ruleville, MS declined from $33,480 from the previous year's value of $35,536.

The following chart displays the households in Ruleville, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ruleville, 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 (82.9%)
Carpooled (13.4%)
Worked At Home (2.71%)

In 2024, 82.9% of workers in Ruleville, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who worked at home (2.71%).

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

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ruleville, MS have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.01% of the workforce in Ruleville, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ruleville, MS (810 out of 2.39k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ruleville, MS is Black, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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