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Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Pelahatchie’s best subject grades are an A for schools and cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. Pelahatchie’s median age is 32.6 years, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 37 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. Only 9 of Mississippi’s 187 towns score lower on the outdoors. Pelahatchie's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. Pelahatchie has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pelahatchie beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pelahatchie Elementary | PK–6 | 385 |
| Pelahatchie High School | 7–12 | 336 |
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Pelahatchie is from typical.
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Census counts: 117 in 1880, 1,272 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1924 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pelahatchie, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Pelahatchie.
Most working residents leave Pelahatchie for work: only 7% work in town. 15% of Pelahatchie residents live below the poverty line, below Mississippi’s towns (21%) but above U.S. towns (9.6%). Pelahatchie’s average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Pelahatchie | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 19% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Rankin County School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Pelahatchie High School, with 336 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelahatchie ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 385 | B |
| Pelahatchie High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 336 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Pelahatchie tracks Mississippi closely on all 31 CDC measures. 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Pelahatchie.
| Pelahatchie | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 45% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 36% | 25% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pelahatchie has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Pelahatchie is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (23% statewide). 14% of Pelahatchie residents are 65 or older. Pelahatchie has grown 4.7% since 2020, to 1,324 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Pelahatchie | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 25% | 29% |
Somewhere between 46% and 77% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pelahatchie’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.6 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Pelahatchie | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.5% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.7% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.6% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Pelahatchie home is worth about $215,000, up 2.9% in a year, 11% above the Mississippi typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 2017, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pelahatchie.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Pelahatchie; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Pelahatchie residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.
Where Pelahatchie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Pelahatchie.
Town in Mississippi, United States
Pelahatchie is a town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pelahatchie had a population of 1,272. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its zip code is 39145.
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Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
3 notable people were born here, including Rubin Lacey and Freeman King.