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Ruleville, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Ruleville is a Census city of 2,632 people across 2.52 square miles of land, in Sunflower County. Median household income is $33,480, 43.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $142,600 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ruleville
What Ruleville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.52 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,045
- County holding the largest share of its areaSunflower County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Ruleville
- Population2,632
- Median age29.7
- Population under 18648 plus or minus 185
- Share under 1824.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over378 plus or minus 117
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households750
- Family households542 plus or minus 116
- Share of households that are families72.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ruleville
- Median household income$33,480 plus or minus $8,558
- Per capita income$21,109 plus or minus $9,006
- Civilian labor force1,203 plus or minus 274
- Employed964 plus or minus 228
- Unemployed239 plus or minus 153
- Unemployment rate19.9 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Adults 25 and over1,637
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ruleville
- Housing units893
- Occupied units750
- Vacant units143 plus or minus 73
- Vacancy rate16.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied324 plus or minus 112
- Renter occupied426 plus or minus 94
- Ownership rate43.2 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$85,000 plus or minus $27,296
- Median gross rent, monthly$694
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units545
- Share single family61.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more279 plus or minus 97
- Share in buildings of two or more31.2 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Mobile homes69 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ruleville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute897 plus or minus 222
- Commuting under 15 minutes406 plus or minus 175
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.3 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more194 plus or minus 101
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.6 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Drove alone82.9 percent
- Carpooled13.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ruleville (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$142,600
- Average approval$142,600
- Median approval$142,600
- Largest approval$142,600
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ruleville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ruleville
Flood risk in Ruleville
- NFIP communityTown of Ruleville
- NFIP community number280167
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/23/21
The Town of Ruleville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280167 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sunflower County, not Ruleville
Sunflower County context, not Ruleville figures
- Establishments in Sunflower County406
- Covered employment, Sunflower County8,222
- Average annual pay, Sunflower County$41,018
- Housing units permitted, Sunflower County6
Every figure in this section is published for Sunflower County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ruleville.
All Sunflower County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ruleville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ruleville, Mississippi?
2,632, in 750 households. Ruleville city covers 2.52 square miles of land, which is 1,045 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ruleville in?
Sunflower County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ruleville?
$33,480. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $85,000. Median gross rent is $694 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ruleville businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $142,600 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $142,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ruleville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ruleville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ruleville. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ruleville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ruleville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ruleville, town of, community 280167, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ruleville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sunflower County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ruleville.
Is zoning published for Ruleville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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