With 146,631 people, Jackson is a city in Mississippi. The poverty rate is 27.9%, above the 12.5% national rate. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $111,700, having risen by half since 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%. This skews young, with a median age of 34.5.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,071, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jackson
What changed most since 1990
Black share55.6% → 81.7%(+26.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$128,644 → $111,700(−13%)US over the same years: +67%
White share43.4% → 13.3%(−30.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.4%(866)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(1,277)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34%(1,796)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(135)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(79)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,285 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jackson, decade by decade
Jackson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
196,594
$55,850
$128,644
26.9%
62.8
2000
184,256
$55,404
$116,950
27.1%
53.7
2010
173,514
$49,710
$128,177
26.5%
42.7
2020
153,701
$48,559
$110,780
28.4%
44.4
2024
146,631
$42,071
$111,700
28.8%
39.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
