Richton, Mississippi - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	904
Male Share of the Population	49.9%
Female Share of the Population	50.1%
Senior Citizens	21.1%
Employed Population 16+	251
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	31.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.9%
Median Earnings25+	$21,406
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$17,159

Wealth

Median Family Income	$34,766
% Above Poverty Level	64.6%
% Below Poverty Level	35.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	32 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.4%
Median Gross Rent	$390
Median House Value	$68,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	41.3%
German	10.1%
Irish	5.4%
French Except Basque	1.7%
Swedish	1.2%
Polish	1%
Dutch	0.7%
Scottish	0.6%
Italian	0.3%
English	0.3%
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Richton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Perry County
Standard Zip Codes	39476
Phone Area Codes	601
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	31.34
Approximate Longitude	-88.94

Richton Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	RICHTON 3 SSE
Distance	4.1 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 59 F
Apr Temp	50 to 77 F
Jul Temp	69 to 92 F
Oct Temp	50 to 79 F
Annual Precip	59.7 inches

Station	LAUREL
Distance	25.4 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 57 F
Apr Temp	52 to 76 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	52 to 77 F
Annual Precip	58.6 inches

Station	MERRILL
Distance	28.6 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 60 F
Apr Temp	51 to 79 F
Jul Temp	69 to 93 F
Oct Temp	50 to 80 F
Annual Precip	65.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Beaumont	995	$35,192
Hattiesburg	46,251	$46,138
McLain	302	$43,214
New Augusta	688	$41,050
Petal	10,669	$62,392

Richton Public Libraries

Pine Forest Regional Library
210 FRONT STREET
Richton, Mississippi
(601) 788-6978

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Richton Hospitals

Perry County General Hospital
(Proprietary)
206 Bay Avenue
(601) 788-6316

Richton Public Schools

Richton Elementary School
701 Elm Avenue, P.o. Box 568
ZIP: 39476
(601) 788-6975
Primary
Total Enrollment 376

Richton High School
701 Elm Avenue, Po Box 568
ZIP: 39476
(601) 788-9608
High
Total Enrollment 342

Sand Hill Elementary School
39455 Hwy 63 North
ZIP: 39476
(601) 989-2021
Primary
Total Enrollment 365

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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