With 7,346 people, Richland is a city in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The typical home is worth $125,800, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%. 1,319 more people live here than in 2000. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,558, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Richland
What changed most since 1990
Black share0.3% → 15.7%(+15.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share98.9% → 70.2%(−28.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population4,014 → 7,346(+83%)US over the same years: +35%
Richland's population equals 4.6% of Rankin County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.6% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 9.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.5%(131)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(112)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.8%(197)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 582 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Richland, decade by decade
Richland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,014
$62,721
$116,403
7.8%
2.8
2000
6,027
$71,037
$118,590
13.5%
20.0
2010
6,912
$59,763
$141,268
16.8%
47.2
2020
7,137
$57,040
$138,900
20.9%
62.9
2024
7,346
$66,558
$125,800
20.5%
59.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
