Demographics of Richland city, Mississippi

Richland city, Mississippi had 7,630 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +483 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Richland city, in four figures

7,630
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,346 ±23.; +6.8%
Change since July 2020: +483 people.; 36.3 ±5.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,558 ±$5,780
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Richland city, Mississippi's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Richland city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Richland city, Mississippi's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Richland city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,147	100.0	100.0
2021	7,219	101.0	100.2
2022	7,297	102.1	100.7
2023	7,392	103.4	101.6
2024	7,595	106.3	102.5
2025	7,630	106.8	103.1

Population of Richland city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,147	—
2021	7,219	+72
2022	7,297	+78
2023	7,392	+95
2024	7,595	+203
2025	7,630	+35

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.3 ±5.5: for men 32.1 ±4.0 and for women 42.0 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Richland city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	343 ±142	4.7% ±1.9	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,382 ±339	18.8% ±4.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	759 ±239	10.3% ±3.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,980 ±372	27.0% ±5.1	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,597 ±374	21.7% ±5.1	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,285 ±333	17.5% ±4.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,558 ±$5,780, and income per person $33,674 ±$7,712, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Richland city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	673 ±328	23.5% ±11.3	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	414 ±168	14.4% ±5.7	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	662 ±200	23.1% ±6.7	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	415 ±150	14.5% ±5.1	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	403 ±183	14.1% ±6.3	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	53 to 233	1.9% to 8.1%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	60 to 254	2.1% to 8.8%	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Richland city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	467 to 1,389	6.4% to 19.0%	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	128 to 516	8.5% to 29.3%	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	241 to 853	6.1% to 20.9%	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4 to 114	0.4% to 7.1%	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Richland city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Richland city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	3,061 ±247	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.7% ±2.7	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.6% to 10.1%	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.9% ±6.5	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.1% ±7.3	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$125,800 ±$46,624	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,185 ±$88	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Richland city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	112 to 518	1.5% to 7.1%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,160 ±568	70.2% ±7.7	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,156 ±545	15.7% ±7.4	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	63 to 445	0.9% to 6.1%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 456	0% to 6.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	110 to 398	1.5% to 5.4%	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Richland city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	5,761 ±361	78.4% ±4.9	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,151 ±282	15.7% ±3.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 116	0% to 1.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	167 to 595	2.3% to 8.1%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	35 to 337	0.5% to 4.6%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	57 to 333	0.8% to 4.5%	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Richland city among the places of Mississippi

52nd of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Richland city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Gulf Hills CDP	8,451 ±888
Senatobia city	8,380 ±19
St. Martin CDP	8,139 ±1,348
New Albany city	7,663 ±60
Batesville city	7,387 ±28
Richland city	7,346 ±23
Waveland city	7,062 ±49
Philadelphia city	6,996 ±17
Kosciusko city	6,933 ±18
Latimer CDP	6,756 ±857
West Hattiesburg CDP	6,715 ±1,041

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026