Richton is home to 1,220 people in Mississippi. The poverty rate is 27.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. The median age is 44.5, about 6 years above the US median. Getting to work takes 41 minutes on average. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. That trails the Mississippi median by roughly 38%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $35,057, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Richton
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate39.6% → 27.6%(−12.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share75.0% → 66.5%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.4% → 22.8%(+8.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)30.8%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.9%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 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
Richton, decade by decade
Richton 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
1,034
$29,439
$89,523
14.4%
46.9
2000
1,038
$42,563
$93,815
18.5%
47.3
2010
1,068
$33,766
$99,261
12.6%
57.1
2020
920
$37,069
$174,170
13.7%
60.0
2024
1,220
$35,057
$149,300
22.8%
57.6
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.
