| Official Name: | Rienzi |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alcorn |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.57 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.57 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 281 |
| Population Density Km2: | 109.55 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 283.84 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 134 |
| Elevation Ft: | 440 |
| Coordinates: | 34.7647°N -88.5292°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38865 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-62560 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 676659 |
Rienzi is a town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 317 at the 2010 census.[2]
Rienzi was named for Cola di Rienzo, a medieval Italian politician.[3] The original town was settled in 1830 and was located one mile west of its current location, near the Nesly Williams Plantation.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1sqmi, all land. The town is concentrated along Mississippi Highway 356 (signed as Main Street and Front Street), just east of the highway's intersection with U.S. Route 45, in southern Alcorn County. Corinth lies to the north, Booneville lies to the south, and Glen lies to the northeast.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 330 people, 127 households, and 99 families residing in the town. The population density was 332.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 147 housing units at an average density of 148.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 69.39% White, 28.48% African American, 2.12% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.64% of the population.
There were 127 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was distributed as follows: 25.2% were under the age of 18, 10.3% were aged 18 to 24, 24.8% were aged 25 to 44, 26.7% were aged 45 to 64, and 13.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. There were 94.1 males for every 100 females, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,563, and the median income for a family was $31,375. Males had a median income of $31,125 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,604. About 22.6% of families and 28.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.7% of those under age 18 and 34.8% of those age 65 or over.
The town of Rienzi is served by the Alcorn School District.