Ruleville City, Mississippi

Ruleville City is a city located in Sunflower County, Mississippi, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. It is home to over 3234 people (2000 census). It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 2831, giving it the 89th largest population among Mississippi. The city has a total area of 2.54 sq mi (6.58 kmē), of which, 2.53 square miles (6.55 kmē) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 kmē) of it is water, it is the 162nd largest by area in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3234 residents, 1020 households, and 774 families in the city. The population density was 1278.3 people per square mile (493.55/kmē), it is the 52nd most populated city in terms of population density. There were 1096 housing units at an average density of 433.2 per square mile (167.26/kmē). The average household size was 3.03 people, and the average family size was 3.55 people. In the city the population was distributed as follows: 31.3% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 23% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.5 males. The median age was 30.9 years, The median age of males and females living in Ruleville City was 26.7 and 34.8 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 18.65% White, 80.77% Black or African American, 0.06% American Indian, 0.43% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.06% from two or more races and 0.03% Other races.

Ruleville city Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Ruleville city Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Ruleville City Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $21351, making it the 85th poorest city by median household income among the Mississippi. The median income for a family in the city was $23036, it would be the 45th lowest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The per capita income for the city was $11664, making it the 88th lowest city by per capita income in Mississippi. The median income was $16165, The median income for males was $18224, compared to $15139 for females.

In 2000, 1006 pupils and students, of which 516 are male and 490 are female, 31.11% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 97 nursery or pri school, 69 kindergarten, 483 elementary school, 233 high school and 124 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census3234
April 2000 Estimate3234
July 2000 Estimate3216
July 2001 Estimate3124
July 2002 Estimate3054
July 2003 Estimate2977
July 2004 Estimate2944
July 2005 Estimate2893
July 2006 Estimate2880
July 2007 Estimate2865
July 2008 Estimate2831
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school583997
Kindergarten294069
Elementary school264219483
High school119114233
College or graduate school4678124
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Ruleville city, Mississippi$21351$23036$11664
Sunflower County, Mississippi$24970$29144$11365
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587