CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jackson

Mississippi · 196,594 residents · 112 sq mi

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Jackson is a city of 196,594 people in Mississippi. 22.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $53,600. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 16% more than in Mississippi as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

196,594

+7%vs 2000

vs 184,256 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

−1%vs 2000

vs 31.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

112 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024147K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(15,169)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(15,280)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(15,083)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(16,067)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(16,208)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(35,179)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(28,350)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(17,209)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(15,226)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(13,029)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(7,482)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(2,312)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,270

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,414 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,216

−29%vs 2000

vs $17,116 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,600

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$388

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $497 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.0% in 2000

42.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic27.5%(50,679)

Black70.3%(129,609)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(1,451)

Asian0.6%(1,045)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic43.6%(85,742)

Black55.7%(109,587)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(732)

Asian0.5%(949)

Other0.2%(316)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(1,900)

Central American0.6%(945)

Honduran0.5%(799)

Puerto Rican0.1%(206)

South American0.1%(172)

Venezuelan0.1%(89)

Colombian0%(65)

Panamanian0%(55)

Cuban0%(54)

Dominican0%(42)

Salvadoran0%(40)

Nicaraguan0%(27)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0%(18)

Guatemalan0%(17)

Spaniard0%(14)

Costa Rican0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(153)

Chinese0.1%(85)

Filipino0.1%(79)

Vietnamese0%(54)

Thai0%(17)

Korean0%(15)

Uzbek0%(3)

Ancestry

English3.1%(4,516)

American3%(4,347)

Irish2.3%(3,352)

Subsaharan African1.5%(2,168)

German1.4%(2,049)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(870)

Scottish0.6%(837)

Italian0.5%(770)

French0.3%(493)

Nigerian0.2%(291)

West Indian0.2%(281)

British0.2%(264)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.2%(238)

Polish0.1%(211)

Swedish0.1%(189)

Jamaican0.1%(172)

Lebanese0.1%(163)

Norwegian0.1%(160)

Welsh0.1%(150)

Dutch0.1%(141)

Greek0.1%(107)

French Canadian0.1%(85)

Russian0.1%(76)

Croatian0%(62)

Canadian0%(56)

Ethiopian0%(47)

Moroccan0%(38)

Haitian0%(37)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(27)

Czech0%(22)

Austrian0%(21)

Hungarian0%(17)

Slovak0%(17)

Ukrainian0%(16)

Swiss0%(15)

Iranian0%(13)

Serbian0%(11)

Lithuanian0%(6)

Palestinian0%(5)

Finnish0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.4 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50.7%(26,660)

Married34.4%(18,097)

Widowed3.5%(1,831)

Divorced11.5%(6,037)

Women 15+

Never married49.4%(31,966)

Married28.1%(18,168)

Widowed9%(5,845)

Divorced13.5%(8,754)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.9%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.3%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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