2022 population: 144,975 ( 5,307 from 2010 , 1,716 from 2020)
Land area: 722.8 square miles
Population density: 200.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	96,958	66.88%	0.7%
Black:	30,204	20.83%	1.5%
Indian:	546	0.38%	4.4%
Asian:	3,406	2.35%	11.3%
2+ races:	2,992	2.06%	39.6%
Hispanic:	10,869	7.50%	70.4%

Total non-White:	48,017	33.12%	14.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,451	12.0
Deaths:	3,785	13.2
Net Migration:	1,708	6.0
Net Immigration:	299	1.0

Change in White population:	-712	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,019	4.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
139,668
97,670	69.93%
29,768	21.31%
523	0.37%
3,059	2.19%
2,144	1.54%
6,378	4.57%
41,998	30.07%

2000
131,420
97,461	74.16%
27,308	20.78%
416	0.32%
2,082	1.58%
1,245	0.95%
2,807	2.14%
33,959	25.84%

1990
115,243
89,464	77.63%
23,531	20.42%
259	0.22%
931	0.81%
n/a
1,058	0.92%
25,779	22.37%

1980
118,015
93,558	79.28%
21,759	18.44%
503	0.43%
630	0.53%
n/a
1,505	1.28%
24,457	20.72%

1970
87,975
73,039	83.02%
14,160	16.10%
66	0.08%
50	0.06%
n/a
608	0.69%
14,936	16.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
17,184	13.1
10,826	8.2
-5,345	-4.1
1,205	0.9

209	0.2
8,039	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
18,195	15.8
9,808	8.5
10,701	9.3
346	0.3

7,997	6.9
8,180	7.1

Number	Rate
1980's
19,729	16.7
7,507	6.4
-14,446	-12.2
n/a

-4,094	-3.5
1,322	1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
13,297	15.1
n/a

20,519	23.3
9,521	10.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson County, MS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.4
33,066	22.8%
111,909	77.2%
23,696	16.3%

55,373
2.57

37,058	66.9%
25,489	68.8%
4,526	12.2%
18,315	33.1%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
35,600	25.5%
104,068	74.5%
17,341	12.4%

52,205
2.65

37,459	71.8%
25,888	69.1%
4,750	12.7%
14,746	28.2%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
36,277	27.6%
95,143	72.4%
13,588	10.3%

47,753
2.71

35,921	75.2%
27,347	76.1%
4,046	11.3%
11,832	24.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
34,209	29.7%
81,034	70.3%
10,894	9.5%

40,433
2.83

31,855	78.8%
25,239	79.2%
3,345	10.5%
8,578	21.2%

1980
Number	Percent
26.5
40,838	34.6%
77,177	65.4%
7,413	6.3%

37,624
3.10

30,756	81.7%
25,990	84.5%
2,541	8.3%
6,868	18.3%

2022 Housing Data for Jackson County, MS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,743	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,131	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,161	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,402	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,507	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,474	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,900	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,659	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,460	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,232	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,506	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,002	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,265	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,651	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,359	6.1%
$200,000 or more	2,921	5.3%

Median Household Income	60,045
Per Capita Income	31,509

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	106
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,450	6.2%
Public Assistance	1,334	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,027	10.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,467	64.3%
Unemployed	4,613	5.4%
In Armed Forces	978	1.2%

Total Labor Force	60,058	70.9%
Not in Labor Force	24,608	29.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,088	18,348	55.7%
Non-Profit	1,129	1,944	36.7%
Self-Employed	2,956	2,096	58.5%

Local Government	1,605	2,997	34.9%
State Government	1,271	1,965	39.3%
Federal Government	2,135	1,968	52.0%

Total Private + Self	26,044	20,444	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,140	8,874	40.9%
Total	32,184	29,318	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	19.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,534	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,884	20.9%
Professional, Technical	14,702	23.8%
Service Occupations	10,943	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	156	0.3%
All others	15,610	25.3%

White Collar		56.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	9,453	15.3%
Health care and social assistance	8,678	14.1%
Retail trade	6,578	10.7%
Educational services	5,356	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	5,292	8.6%
Construction	4,503	7.3%
Public administration	3,848	6.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,613	4.2%
Other services	2,569	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2,568	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,492	4.0%
Finance and insurance	1,904	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,641	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,076	1.7%
Wholesale trade	1,008	1.6%
Utilities	716	1.2%
Information	641	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	461	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	276	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,452	1.71%
Puerto Rican	3,702	2.58%
Cuban	325	0.23%
Dominican	1,173	0.82%

Total Central American	962	0.67%
Costa Rican	72	0.05%
Guatemalan	401	0.28%
Honduran	326	0.23%
Nicaraguan	21	0.01%
Panamanian	142	0.10%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	474	0.33%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	93	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	83	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	298	0.21%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,127	0.78%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	1,838	1.28%
Filipino	664	0.46%
Indian	337	0.23%
Korean	97	0.07%
Chinese	49	0.03%
Thai	23	0.02%
Japanese	15	0.01%
Taiwanese	11	0.01%
Cambodian	9	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	126,326	93.1%
Spanish	6,296	4.6%
Vietnamese	1,172	0.9%
Other Indo-European	700	0.5%
Tagalog	406	0.3%
German, other Germanic	163	0.1%
Other	124	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	117	0.1%
Korean	106	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	16,143	11.2%
American	14,794	10.3%
Irish	11,998	8.3%
German	11,773	8.2%
French	5,685	4.0%
Scottish	3,284	2.3%
Italian	3,263	2.3%
European	1,930	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,758	1.2%
Polish	995	0.7%
British	928	0.6%
Norwegian	740	0.5%
Swedish	704	0.5%
French Canadian	701	0.5%
African	701	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	141,874	98.7%
Not a citizen	1,847	1.3%

Native	138,687	96.5%
Foreign-born	5,034	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,248	4.3%	6,882	7.0%	27,369	27.7%	37,006	37.4%	15,190	15.4%	8,129	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,248	4.3%
9-12 Years	6,882	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	27,369	27.7%
Some College	37,006	37.4%
Bach. Degree	15,190	15.4%
Grad Degree	8,129	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	55,070	51,121	3,949	7.2%	7.6%
1991	56,184	52,384	3,800	6.8%	8.4%
1992	58,533	54,468	4,065	6.9%	8.0%
1993	62,786	59,063	3,723	5.9%	6.7%
1994	65,387	61,705	3,682	5.6%	6.3%
1995	64,554	60,778	3,776	5.8%	6.2%
1996	64,992	61,462	3,530	5.4%	6.0%
1997	65,744	62,322	3,422	5.2%	5.7%
1998	67,215	64,639	2,576	3.8%	5.3%
1999	70,373	67,685	2,688	3.8%	5.1%

2000	63,281	59,702	3,579	5.7%	5.3%
2001	60,514	57,108	3,406	5.6%	5.5%
2002	59,725	55,757	3,968	6.6%	6.4%
2003	59,841	56,207	3,634	6.1%	6.1%
2004	60,198	56,716	3,482	5.8%	6.1%
2005	62,187	55,992	6,195	10.0%	7.6%
2006	57,927	53,594	4,333	7.5%	6.4%
2007	59,149	55,891	3,258	5.5%	6.2%
2008	60,927	57,380	3,547	5.8%	6.7%
2009	60,563	55,625	4,938	8.2%	9.4%

2010	64,564	58,594	5,970	9.2%	10.1%
2011	65,709	59,024	6,685	10.2%	9.8%
2012	63,893	57,974	5,919	9.3%	8.8%
2013	60,970	55,587	5,383	8.8%	8.5%
2014	58,907	54,152	4,755	8.1%	7.6%
2015	58,800	54,606	4,194	7.1%	6.5%
2016	58,850	54,898	3,952	6.7%	5.9%
2017	58,454	54,904	3,550	6.1%	5.2%
2018	58,303	54,917	3,386	5.8%	5.0%
2019	58,721	55,070	3,651	6.2%	5.5%

2020	58,435	52,868	5,567	9.5%	8.1%
2021	58,829	55,377	3,452	5.9%	5.5%
2022	58,527	56,036	2,491	4.3%	3.9%
2023	58,292	56,388	1,904	3.3%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	62,473
Median Value	$161,700

Occupied	55,373	88.6%
Vacant	7,100	11.4%

Owned	39,390	71.1%
Rented	15,983	28.9%
Median Rent	$1,001

Single-Family Units	46,647	74.7%
Detached	45,467	72.8%
Attached	1,180	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,637	10.6%
Mobile Homes	5,866	9.4%

Jackson County, MS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson County, MS

2022 Housing Data for Jackson County, MS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jackson County, MS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jackson County, MS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jackson County, MS

Historical Labor Force Data for Jackson County, MS