Pay and cost of living in Rankin County, MS
Across the 4 occupations we cover in Rankin County, MS, the middle median salary is $26,100 a year. Pay runs from $22,630 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $82,630 for Registered Nurses, a spread of $60,000. Wages come from the Jackson, MS survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Rankin County, MS has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,105 a month and a two-bedroom $1,289. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $20,066 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $32,323 a year, and 3 of the 4 occupations listed here (75%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Rankin County, MS
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Rankin County, MS, set beside the Mississippi and national medians.
Median household income in Rankin County, MS is $79,357, 41% above the Mississippi median of $56,447 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($13,260) equals 16.7% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $26,100, is 67% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Rankin County, MS pay a median of $1,428 a year in real estate taxes, 18% above the Mississippi median of $1,215. With a median home value of $237,400, 40% above the Mississippi median of $169,800, the ratio of the two medians is 0.60% a year.
Renters in Rankin County, MS pay a median gross rent of $1,270 a month in the Census survey, 33% above the Mississippi median of $954. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,105; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Rankin County, MS who travel to a workplace spend an average of 26.6 minutes each way, 4% above the Mississippi average of 25.6. 7.1% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.