Ridgeland.
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Mississippi·Madison County
9 tracts·27K people·$275K median·1,014/mi²
Black 46 · White 40 · Hispanic 7 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1
Living alone 39 · Married couple 34 · Other 28
Professional 45 · Retail 19 · Health 14 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 14 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 10 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ridgeland is $275,200 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Ridgeland has 24,587 residents across 9 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.7; the population is 46.4% Black, 40.1% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, 2.3% Multiracial and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 51.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.9% (Census ACS).
Highland Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (50%); Ridgeland High School is the high school with reported scores (58%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,336/month, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ridgeland is $66,038 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Ridgeland, median rent is $1,336/month and the median home value is $275,200 (Census ACS).
Ridgeland reported 3.6 violent crimes and 17.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 58 inches; snowfall averages 3 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ridgeland are tornado (86), ice storm (78) and hail (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ridgeland, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).