2022 population: 867,156 ( 29,144 from 2010 , 15,696 from 2020)
Land area: 13456.0 square miles
Population density: 64.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	396,830	45.76%	6.2%
Black:	423,374	48.82%	2.5%
Indian:	2,814	0.32%	0.1%
Asian:	9,269	1.07%	28.5%
2+ races:	8,877	1.02%	36.8%
Hispanic:	25,992	3.00%	17.8%

Total non-White:	470,326	54.24%	0.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23,424	13.3
Deaths:	26,380	14.9
Net Migration:	-13,622	-7.7
Net Immigration:	854	0.5

Change in White population:	-26,010	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3,134	-0.3

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
896,300
422,840	47.18%
434,416	48.47%
2,816	0.31%
7,213	0.80%
6,490	0.72%
22,058	2.46%
473,460	52.82%

2000
864,524
438,133	50.68%
404,329	46.77%
2,126	0.25%
4,399	0.51%
4,325	0.50%
10,861	1.26%
426,391	49.32%

1990
795,871
433,222	54.43%
355,298	44.64%
1,478	0.19%
2,593	0.33%
n/a
3,280	0.41%
362,649	45.57%

1980
775,722
431,953	55.68%
334,086	43.07%
1,198	0.15%
1,770	0.23%
n/a
6,479	0.84%
343,769	44.32%

1970
672,255
377,005	56.08%
292,178	43.46%
909	0.14%
418	0.06%
n/a
1,533	0.23%
295,250	43.92%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
126,497	14.6
78,475	9.1
-12,423	-1.4
4,972	0.6

-15,293	-1.8
47,069	5.4

Number	Rate
1990's
132,672	16.7
82,832	10.4
-3,578	-0.4
3,001	0.4

4,911	0.6
63,742	8.0

Number	Rate
1980's
137,923	17.8
75,078	9.7
-35,421	-4.6
n/a

1,269	0.2
18,880	2.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
23,711	3.5
n/a

54,948	8.2
48,519	7.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson, MS Market Area

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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
38.4
210,466	24.3%
656,690	75.7%
147,336	17.0%

336,912
2.56

218,932	65.0%
142,772	65.2%
30,158	13.8%
117,980	35.0%

2010
Number	Percent
35.7
234,168	26.1%
662,132	73.9%
110,355	12.3%

334,431
2.59

230,653	69.0%
145,050	62.9%
36,891	16.0%
103,778	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
33.8
239,925	27.8%
624,599	72.2%
101,985	11.8%

315,323
2.65

225,797	71.6%
151,653	67.2%
35,827	15.9%
89,526	28.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
232,788	29.2%
563,083	70.8%
98,392	12.4%

280,612
2.76

207,155	73.8%
150,118	72.5%
28,090	13.6%
73,457	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
251,072	32.4%
524,650	67.6%
88,865	11.5%

256,044
2.96

197,174	77.0%
154,743	78.5%
20,857	10.6%
58,870	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Jackson, MS Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25,269	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	20,831	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	17,076	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	17,778	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	17,516	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	16,215	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	15,040	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	14,795	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	14,060	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	24,484	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	31,876	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	39,981	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	25,828	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	18,129	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	19,380	5.8%
$200,000 or more	18,654	5.5%

Median Household Income	55,109
Per Capita Income	30,546

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26,753	7.9%
Public Assistance	7,264	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	46,263	13.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	348,550	63.6%
Unemployed	23,550	4.3%
In Armed Forces	1,138	0.2%

Total Labor Force	373,238	68.1%
Not in Labor Force	175,069	31.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	129,578	115,798	52.8%
Non-Profit	8,245	16,184	33.8%
Self-Employed	21,706	12,031	64.3%

Local Government	9,887	13,742	41.8%
State Government	13,981	26,007	35.0%
Federal Government	6,228	7,030	47.0%

Total Private + Self	151,284	127,829	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	38,341	62,963	37.8%
Total	189,625	190,792	49.8%

Pct. Govt.	20.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	50,705	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	76,887	20.2%
Professional, Technical	88,222	23.2%
Service Occupations	65,610	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,140	0.6%
All others	99,460	26.1%

White Collar		56.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	63,780	704.4%
Retail trade	43,082	475.8%
Manufacturing	41,733	460.9%
Educational services	35,958	397.2%
Public administration	24,997	276.1%
Construction	24,696	272.8%
Accommodation and food services	24,463	270.2%
Transportation and warehousing	19,704	217.6%
Other services	19,340	213.6%
Finance and insurance	16,616	183.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	15,117	167.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13,130	145.0%
Wholesale trade	9,092	100.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,637	62.3%
Information	5,338	59.0%
Utilities	5,228	57.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,123	56.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,566	50.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3,077	34.0%
Management	207	2.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12,084	1.35%
Puerto Rican	1,146	0.13%
Cuban	950	0.11%
Dominican	354	0.04%

Total Central American	5,100	0.57%
Costa Rican	108	0.01%
Guatemalan	2,654	0.30%
Honduran	1,520	0.17%
Nicaraguan	452	0.05%
Panamanian	64	0.01%
Salvadoran	202	0.02%
Other Central American	100	0.01%

Total South American	1,470	0.16%
Argentinean	89	0.01%
Bolivian	14	0.00%
Chilean	12	0.00%
Colombian	461	0.05%
Ecuadorian	87	0.01%
Paraguayan	61	0.01%
Peruvian	686	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	60	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,161	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,120	0.35%
Chinese	1,909	0.21%
Vietnamese	1,027	0.11%
Filipino	538	0.06%
Korean	374	0.04%
Japanese	235	0.03%
Thai	136	0.02%
Indonesian	87	0.01%
Laotian	37	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	807,298	95.9%
Spanish	21,162	2.5%
Other Indo-European	3,383	0.4%
Other	1,722	0.2%
Chinese	1,497	0.2%
Other Asian	1,265	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,205	0.1%
Arabic	1,104	0.1%
German, other Germanic	1,039	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	76,480	8.5%
English	64,394	7.2%
Irish	49,604	5.5%
German	32,074	3.6%
European	18,067	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	12,053	1.3%
Scottish	10,834	1.2%
French	10,647	1.2%
Italian	9,564	1.1%
African	6,436	0.7%
British	3,363	0.4%
Dutch	3,237	0.4%
Polish	2,338	0.3%
Welsh	2,070	0.2%
Swedish	1,924	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	883,356	98.6%
Not a citizen	12,103	1.4%

Native	875,655	97.8%
Foreign-born	19,804	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26,831	4.5%	53,061	8.9%	163,839	27.3%	189,658	31.6%	100,068	16.7%	66,057	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26,831	4.5%
9-12 Years	53,061	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	163,839	27.3%
Some College	189,658	31.6%
Bach. Degree	100,068	16.7%
Grad Degree	66,057	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	374,060	348,771	25,289	6.8%
1991	376,208	346,914	29,294	7.8%
1992	377,318	349,904	27,414	7.3%
1993	382,569	357,861	24,708	6.5%
1994	392,374	368,876	23,498	6.0%
1995	394,864	373,043	21,821	5.5%
1996	397,586	376,873	20,713	5.2%
1997	402,048	381,436	20,612	5.1%
1998	404,237	384,251	19,986	4.9%
1999	402,172	381,382	20,790	5.2%

2000	409,601	387,586	22,015	5.4%
2001	409,061	387,878	21,183	5.2%
2002	407,881	383,727	24,154	5.9%
2003	413,658	390,146	23,512	5.7%
2004	418,436	393,989	24,447	5.8%
2005	416,136	387,776	28,360	6.8%
2006	406,915	384,097	22,818	5.6%
2007	408,154	384,565	23,589	5.8%
2008	408,876	383,489	25,387	6.2%
2009	401,831	367,418	34,413	8.6%

2010	409,400	370,512	38,888	9.5%
2011	420,379	381,844	38,535	9.2%
2012	414,039	379,297	34,742	8.4%
2013	395,376	363,479	31,897	8.1%
2014	387,007	359,572	27,435	7.1%
2015	392,914	368,899	24,015	6.1%
2016	396,391	373,709	22,682	5.7%
2017	396,748	376,435	20,313	5.1%
2018	394,319	375,101	19,218	4.9%
2019	395,798	374,043	21,755	5.5%

2020	387,757	356,719	31,038	8.0%
2021	383,929	362,782	21,147	5.5%
2022	383,708	368,773	14,935	3.9%
2023	379,540	367,664	11,876	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	400,245
Median Value	$149,656

Occupied	336,912	84.2%
Vacant	63,333	15.8%

Owned	233,324	69.3%
Rented	103,588	30.7%
Median Rent	$917

Single-Family Units	281,043	70.2%
Detached	275,532	68.8%
Attached	5,511	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	40,384	10.1%
Mobile Homes	58,523	14.6%

Jackson, MS Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson, MS Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Jackson, MS Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jackson, MS Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jackson, MS Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jackson, MS Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Jackson, MS Market Area