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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Jackson Metro

Jackson, MS · 8 counties · 619,968 residents · 6,014 sq mi
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With 619,968 people, Jackson is a metro area. The foreign-born share is 2%. The typical home is worth $142,629, having more than doubled since 2000. 68% of homes are owner-occupied. 17.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median household earns $54,299, about 18% below the national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.8
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
619,968
+8%since 2000
from 575,378 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
103 / sq mi
+8%since 2000
from 96 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
38.5
+17%since 2000
from 33.0 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
6,014 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
507K540K572K605K638K19902000201020202024Jackson
2024611K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.7%(35,470)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(38,180)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147%(43,650)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.1%(43,767)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(40,746)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3412.8%(79,167)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413%(80,859)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.2%(75,598)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.2%(81,998)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410%(61,698)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.5%(28,094)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.7%(10,741)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$54,299
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,778 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,675
+61%since 2000
from $17,834 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
34.9%
+9.9 ptssince 2009
from 25.0% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
17.0%
−1.8 ptssince 2000
from 18.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.8%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade10.3%
US avg: 10%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.7%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$142,629
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $74,678 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$886
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $492 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
68.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 70.4% in 2000
32.0% rent
Persons per household
2.61 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.65 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.6
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic50.9%(292,781)
Black46.4%(267,095)
Hispanic / Latino1.4%(7,977)
Asian0.6%(3,461)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic45.7%(283,062)
Black47%(291,435)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(20,581)
Asian1.3%(8,027)
Other1.2%(7,341)
Segregation Score
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.6%(9,884)
Central American0.5%(2,733)
Guatemalan0.3%(1,525)
Puerto Rican0.2%(1,308)
Honduran0.2%(828)
Cuban0.1%(688)
Peruvian0.1%(356)
Spaniard0.1%(323)
Nicaraguan0.1%(273)
Colombian0%(243)
Argentine0%(126)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(2,734)
Chinese0.3%(1,523)
Pakistani0.1%(574)
Filipino0.1%(466)
Vietnamese0.1%(342)
Korean0%(227)
Japanese0%(150)
Indonesian0.1%(121)
Thai0%(69)
Nepalese0%(23)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(52)
Chamorro0%(15)
Ancestry
American9.3%(57,742)
English6%(36,753)
Irish5.3%(32,954)
German3.9%(24,183)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(9,458)
Italian1.2%(7,522)
Scottish1.2%(7,503)
French1.2%(7,402)
British0.5%(2,976)
Dutch0.4%(2,296)
Welsh0.3%(1,906)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.3%(1,853)
Swedish0.3%(1,549)
French Canadian0.2%(1,036)
Norwegian0.2%(924)
Nigerian0.2%(878)
Lebanese0.2%(769)
Arab0.1%(680)
Greek0.1%(621)
West Indian0.1%(481)
Russian0.1%(471)
Iranian0.1%(409)
Czech0.1%(370)
Hungarian0.1%(355)
Danish0.1%(349)
Austrian0.1%(288)
Belgian0%(228)
Canadian0%(221)
Portuguese0%(209)
Swiss0%(206)
Israeli0%(185)
Jamaican0%(181)
Ukrainian0%(176)
Haitian0%(170)
Jordanian0.1%(144)
Syrian0%(136)
Croatian0%(129)
Slovak0%(113)
Finnish0%(84)
Brazilian0%(55)
Serbian0%(54)
Egyptian0%(45)
Moroccan0%(36)
Bulgarian0%(32)
Ethiopian0%(28)
Romanian0%(24)
Slovene0%(15)
Ghanaian0%(14)
Turkish0%(10)
Somali0%(3)
Kenyan0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.4%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 24.1% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
87.2%
+9.7 ptssince 2000
from 77.5% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
12.0%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.2% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+59%since 2000
from 15.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
83.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 83.2% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 9.0% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
60.9%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 62.7% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.0%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
37.0%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 33.2% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
52.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
2.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
10.9%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.1% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
89.2%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
86.8%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married39.1%(91,254)
Married47.8%(111,627)
Widowed3.3%(7,793)
Divorced9.8%(22,882)
Women 15+
Never married35.4%(92,247)
Married43.4%(113,100)
Widowed9.7%(25,323)
Divorced11.6%(30,219)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.9%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.1% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
51.5%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
13.7%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
17.2%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
22.2%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
63.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
36.3%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.8%(6,310)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(6,410)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era31.7%(9,160)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.6%(2,190)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II1.9%(544)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 28,926 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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In this metro

Largest cities

JacksonCENTRAL141,196Pearl28,864Madison28,575Clinton26,640Brandon26,122Ridgeland24,750Byram12,707Flowood11,003Canton10,873Yazoo City9,867Richland7,630Forest5,433Florence4,816Crystal Springs4,629Magee3,904Morton3,694Gluckstadt3,500Hazlehurst3,435Cleary2,295Mendenhall2,115Durant1,958Wesson1,769Flora1,677Tchula1,659Terry1,557Lexington1,395Raymond1,384Pelahatchie1,324Robinhood1,298Goodman1,219

The 30 most populous of 49 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

8 component counties

Hinds CountyCENTRAL211,888Rankin CountyCENTRAL162,181Madison CountyCENTRAL116,298Scott County28,073Copiah County27,497Simpson County25,498Yazoo County22,947Holmes County15,465
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Jackson, MS?

Jackson, MS has about 619,968 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Jackson, MS?

The typical household in Jackson, MS earns about $54,299 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Jackson, MS expensive?

In Jackson, MS, the median home is worth about $142,629, and the typical rent is about $886 a month.

How educated are people in Jackson, MS?

About 30.4% of adults age 25 and over in Jackson, MS hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Jackson, MS?

About 17.0% of people in Jackson, MS live below the federal poverty line.

Has Jackson, MS grown since 1990?

Yes, Jackson, MS has grown since 1990. The population has added about 101,780 residents, a change of about 20 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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