Rankin County, MS
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 32.27, -89.95.
Assembled 2026-10-19. Read the brief.
- 63rd pct · 1,133rd of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 94th pct · 5th of 80 Mississippi counties · median $149,228
- 85th pct · 2nd of 8 counties in the Jackson metro · median $128,469
- 56th pct · 1,337th of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 64th pct · 29th of 80 Mississippi counties · median +1.5%
- 71st pct · 3rd of 8 counties in the Jackson metro · median +1.5%
- 63rd pct · 495th of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 80th pct · 4th of 16 Mississippi counties · median $1,388
- counties in the Jackson metro: only 3 of counties in the Jackson metro published this metric; fewer than 5 is too few to rank
- 87th pct · 417th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 96th pct · 4th of 82 Mississippi counties · median 6,322
- 85th pct · 2nd of 8 counties in the Jackson metro · median 10,161
- 55th pct · 1,442nd of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 85th pct · 13th of 82 Mississippi counties · median $903
- 57th pct · 4th of 8 counties in the Jackson metro · median $1,004
- 64th pct · 1,094th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 92nd pct · 7th of 80 Mississippi counties · median 3.1
- 85th pct · 2nd of 8 counties in the Jackson metro · median 2.7
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $271,112 (Sep 2026), +3.4% over one year, +23.7% over five
- 63rd pct · 1,133rd of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 94th pct · 5th of 80 Mississippi counties · median $149,228
- 85th pct · 2nd of 8 counties in the Jackson metro · median $128,469
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rankin County, MS | $271,112 · +3.4% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $1,669/mo (Sep 2026), +3.1% over one year; price-to-rent 13.5
- 63rd pct · 495th of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 80th pct · 4th of 16 Mississippi counties · median $1,388
- counties in the Jackson metro: only 3 of counties in the Jackson metro published this metric; fewer than 5 is too few to rank
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rankin County, MS | $1,669/mo · +3.1% 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $1,502 a month on $271,112 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,602 a month: 32.6% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $271,112 × 80% = $216,890, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $1,502/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,062 × 52 / 12 = $4,602) = 33% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $271,112 / ($1,062 × 52) = 4.9
- price-to-rent = $271,112 / ($1,669 × 12) = 13.5
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
66,404 jobs at 4,814 employers (2026 Q1); -1.0% jobs and +2.7% average weekly wage over the year
- 87th pct · 417th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 96th pct · 4th of 82 Mississippi counties · median 6,322
- 85th pct · 2nd of 8 counties in the Jackson metro · median 10,161
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rankin County, MS | 66,404 jobs · $1,062/wk · -1.0% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 8,765 | $775 | 1.35 | -4.1% |
| Health care and social assistance | 8,192 | $1,149 | 0.82 | +1.6% |
| Accommodation and food services | 8,027 | $410 | 1.35 | +2.7% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 5,148 | $1,200 | 1.84 | -8.5% |
| Construction | 4,894 | $1,391 | 1.41 | -1.1% |
| Manufacturing | 4,573 | $1,403 | 0.86 | +2.5% |
| Administrative and waste services | 3,959 | $635 | 1.05 | -2.7% |
| Finance and insurance | 2,228 | $1,987 | 0.82 | +3.7% |
| Professional and technical services | 1,991 | $1,230 | 0.43 | +1.1% |
| Other services | 1,752 | $899 | 0.88 | +0.9% |
| Real estate and rental | 1,130 | $1,078 | 1.11 | -1.2% |
| Educational services | 775 | $694 | 0.54 | -0.5% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Water #
Banks & federal dollars #
$4.5 bn in deposits at 58 offices of 19 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,364, moderately concentrated. $1.5 bn federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $1.1 bn, grants $346.4 m), $22,281 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Trustmark Bank | $1.1 bn · 23.7% share · 9 offices | |
| Community Bank of Mississippi | $833.1 m · 18.5% share · 6 offices | |
| BankPlus | $577.4 m · 12.8% share · 5 offices | |
| Rankin, MS | $1.5 bn FY2026 · $22,281/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $868.6 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustmark Bank | $1,068,094,000 | 23.7% | 9 |
| Community Bank of Mississippi | $833,142,000 | 18.5% | 6 |
| BankPlus | $577,413,000 | 12.8% | 5 |
| Regions Bank | $503,457,000 | 11.2% | 6 |
| The Huntington National Bank | $376,313,000 | 8.4% | 6 |
| PriorityOne Bank | $292,631,000 | 6.5% | 4 |
| Renasant Bank | $222,355,000 | 4.9% | 3 |
| Origin Bank | $174,352,000 | 3.9% | 2 |
| The Citizens National Bank of Meridian | $113,419,000 | 2.5% | 2 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $109,318,000 | 2.4% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 1,364 across 19 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls moderately concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 19 banks with deposits in the county = 23.7² + 18.5² + 12.8² + … (16 more) = 1,364
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $745,386,733 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $535,741,687 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $119,526,594 |
| Department of Transportation | $51,393,627 |
| Department of Defense | $11,601,610 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $11,225,054 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $4,108,565 |
| Department of Agriculture | $2,669,330 |
| Department of Justice | $1,629,463 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $1,436,472 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $242,094 |
| Department of Education | $241,731 |
That is $22,281 per covered job, against 66,404 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $1.5 bn / 66,404 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $22,281
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 17.95 | 2026-10-18 | -2.6% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.20 | 2026-10-19 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 7.00 | 2026-10-13 | +133.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 7,848.00 | 2026-09-01 | +14.9% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 101.91 | 2026-10-14 | +1.0% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.40 | 2026-10-15 | +0.0% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -105,572.00 | 2026-08-01 | -13.7% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 652,115.00 | 2026-09-01 | +0.7% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Rankin County, MS: 13 findings, 4 at a watch level and 9 noted
watchRankin County, MS' covered employment is -1.0% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchRankin County, MS' price-to-rent ratio of 13.5 scores 15 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 60 across Mississippi counties, a gap of 45 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 45 = |15 across US counties - 60 across Mississippi counties|
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchRankin County, MS' typical home value of $271,112 scores 63 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 95 across Mississippi counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |63 across US counties - 95 across Mississippi counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchRankin County, MS' average weekly wage of $1,062 scores 55 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 85 across Mississippi counties, a gap of 30 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 30 = |55 across US counties - 85 across Mississippi counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteRankin County, MS' average weekly wage was 2.7% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +2.7 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
Read all 12 findings in the full brief
Every finding is produced by a fixed rule table and a fixed sentence for each rule. Nothing here is generated prose.